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 Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 13:24:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 13:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 49' | South |
| Longitude: | 141° 22' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.37 meters/second, 1606.9 km/hour, 998.5 miles/hour or 867.7 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' 27.9" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.6" | 0.26 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 53.9" | 998.41 mi | west | 0° 13' 35.3" | 15.56 mi | south | 998.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 05' 28.5" | 903.59 mi | east | 5° 19' 15.8" | 365.67 mi | south | 970.98 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 |
|---|
| Jayapura | Thu 10:24 PM | 160 km | 99 miles | 86 nm |  NNW |
| Lae | Thu 11:24 PM | 701 km | 435 miles | 378 nm |  ESE |
| Manokwari | Thu 10:24 PM | 876 km | 544 miles | 473 nm |  WNW |
| Port Moresby | Thu 11:24 PM | 895 km | 556 miles | 483 nm |  SE |
| Melekeok | Thu 10:24 PM | 1459 km | 907 miles | 788 nm | NNW |
| Darwin | Thu 10:54 PM | 1503 km | 934 miles | 812 nm |  SW |
| Cairns | Thu 11:24 PM | 1527 km | 949 miles | 825 nm |  SSE |
| Dili | Thu 10:24 PM | 1825 km | 1134 miles | 985 nm |  WSW |
| Manado | Thu 9:24 PM | 1931 km | 1200 miles | 1043 nm | WNW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 11:24 PM | 1949 km | 1211 miles | 1052 nm |  N |
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