Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 00:28:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 13%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 00:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 06' | South |
| Longitude: | 134° 12' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.91 meters/second, 1587.3 km/hour, 986.3 miles/hour or 857.1 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 31.5" | 16.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 40.3" | 986.22 mi | west | 0° 10' 31.0" | 12.05 mi | north | 986.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 05' 25.7" | 752.90 mi | east | 4° 22' 31.2" | 300.71 mi | north | 815.26 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Darwin | Mon 9:58 AM | 396 km | 246 miles | 214 nm |  WSW |
| Same | Mon 9:28 AM | 965 km | 600 miles | 521 nm |  WNW |
| Dili | Mon 9:28 AM | 986 km | 613 miles | 533 nm | WNW |
| Suai | Mon 9:28 AM | 999 km | 621 miles | 540 nm |  W |
| Manokwari | Mon 9:28 AM | 1131 km | 703 miles | 611 nm |  N |
| Jayapura | Mon 9:28 AM | 1188 km | 738 miles | 642 nm |  NE |
| Alice Springs | Mon 9:58 AM | 1396 km | 867 miles | 754 nm |  S |
| Cairns | Mon 10:28 AM | 1407 km | 874 miles | 759 nm |  ESE |
| Port Moresby | Mon 10:28 AM | 1434 km | 891 miles | 774 nm |  E |
| Manado | Mon 8:28 AM | 1735 km | 1078 miles | 937 nm |  NW |
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