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 Friday, April 6, 2012 at 13:34:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, April 6, 2012 at 13:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 152° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.97 meters/second, 1587.5 km/hour, 986.4 miles/hour or 857.2 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' 26.6" | 16.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.7" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 31.9" | 986.29 mi | west | 0° 12' 48.3" | 14.67 mi | south | 986.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 40' 31.0" | 933.92 mi | east | 4° 48' 38.2" | 330.68 mi | south | 983.72 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 |
|---|
| Arawa | Fri 11:34 PM | 506 km | 314 miles | 273 nm |  NE |
| Port Moresby | Fri 11:34 PM | 536 km | 333 miles | 289 nm |  W |
| Lae | Fri 11:34 PM | 621 km | 386 miles | 335 nm |  WNW |
| Honiara | Sat 12:34 AM | 868 km | 539 miles | 469 nm |  E |
| Cairns | Fri 11:34 PM | 1095 km | 680 miles | 591 nm |  SW |
| Jayapura | Fri 10:34 PM | 1455 km | 904 miles | 786 nm | WNW |
| Yaren | Sat 1:34 AM | 1904 km | 1183 miles | 1028 nm |  ENE |
| Palikir | Sat 12:34 AM | 1904 km | 1183 miles | 1028 nm |  NNE |
| Port Vila | Sat 12:34 AM | 1997 km | 1241 miles | 1078 nm |  ESE |
| Brisbane | Fri 11:34 PM | 2028 km | 1260 miles | 1095 nm |  S |
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