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 Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 14:34:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 14:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 151° 19' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.36 meters/second, 1556.5 km/hour, 967.2 miles/hour or 840.4 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' 25.0" | 16.12 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.12 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 58.1" | 966.95 mi | west | 0° 10' 54.3" | 12.50 mi | south | 966.64 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 16' 21.0" | 957.32 mi | east | 3° 51' 17.3" | 265.08 mi | south | 984.79 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 |
|---|
| Cairns | Sun 12:34 AM | 668 km | 415 miles | 361 nm |  WSW |
| Port Moresby | Sun 12:34 AM | 689 km | 428 miles | 372 nm |  NW |
| Lae | Sun 12:34 AM | 949 km | 590 miles | 512 nm |  NNW |
| Arawa | Sun 12:34 AM | 994 km | 618 miles | 537 nm |  NNE |
| Honiara | Sun 1:34 AM | 1077 km | 669 miles | 582 nm |  ENE |
| Brisbane | Sun 12:34 AM | 1483 km | 922 miles | 801 nm |  S |
| Jayapura | Sat 11:34 PM | 1736 km | 1079 miles | 938 nm | NW |
| Port Vila | Sun 1:34 AM | 1862 km | 1157 miles | 1005 nm |  ESE |
| Alice Springs | Sun 12:04 AM | 2116 km | 1315 miles | 1143 nm | WSW |
| Sydney | Sun 12:34 AM | 2182 km | 1356 miles | 1178 nm | S |
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