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, April 9, 2012 at 21:00:00 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 Monday, April 9, 2012 at 21:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 04' | South |
| Longitude: | 87° 44' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.22 meters/second, 1494.8 km/hour, 928.8 miles/hour or 807.1 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' 23.0" | 15.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 02.0" | 928.57 mi | west | 0° 03' 38.8" | 4.18 mi | south | 928.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 42' 32.2" | 949.53 mi | east | 0° 44' 34.6" | 51.12 mi | south | 948.51 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 |
|---|
| Diego Garcia | Tue 3:00 AM | 2242 km | 1393 miles | 1210 nm |  NW |
| Jakarta | Tue 4:00 AM | 2639 km | 1640 miles | 1425 nm |  NE |
| Bandung | Tue 4:00 AM | 2652 km | 1648 miles | 1432 nm |  ENE |
| Singapore | Tue 5:00 AM | 3033 km | 1885 miles | 1638 nm | NE |
| Perth | Tue 5:00 AM | 3040 km | 1889 miles | 1642 nm |  ESE |
| Kuala Lumpur | Tue 5:00 AM | 3081 km | 1914 miles | 1664 nm |  NNE |
| Port Louis | Tue 1:00 AM | 3148 km | 1956 miles | 1700 nm |  W |
| Male | Tue 2:00 AM | 3195 km | 1985 miles | 1725 nm |  NNW |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Tue 2:30 AM | 3208 km | 1993 miles | 1732 nm | NNW |
| Denpasar | Tue 5:00 AM | 3255 km | 2022 miles | 1757 nm | ENE |
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