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 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 14:28:00 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: 86%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 14:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 35' | North |
| Longitude: | 101° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.24 meters/second, 1602.9 km/hour, 996.0 miles/hour or 865.5 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' 29.5" | 16.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.4" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 31.6" | 995.90 mi | west | 0° 12' 31.2" | 14.34 mi | south | 996.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 17' 58.4" | 845.23 mi | east | 5° 12' 33.8" | 357.97 mi | south | 920.91 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 |
|---|
| Hat Yai | Tue 9:28 PM | 76 km | 47 miles | 41 nm |  NW |
| Langkawi | Tue 10:28 PM | 132 km | 82 miles | 71 nm |  WSW |
| George Town | Tue 10:28 PM | 150 km | 93 miles | 81 nm |  SSW |
| Ipoh | Tue 10:28 PM | 219 km | 136 miles | 118 nm |  S |
| Phuket | Tue 9:28 PM | 322 km | 200 miles | 174 nm |  WNW |
| Kuala Lumpur | Tue 10:28 PM | 389 km | 242 miles | 210 nm |  SSE |
| Kuantan | Tue 10:28 PM | 400 km | 249 miles | 216 nm |  SE |
| Medan | Tue 9:28 PM | 423 km | 263 miles | 228 nm |  SW |
| Seremban | Tue 10:28 PM | 441 km | 274 miles | 238 nm | SSE |
| Pematangsiantar | Tue 9:28 PM | 456 km | 283 miles | 246 nm | SSW |
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