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 13, 2012 at 22:02:00 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: 45%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 22:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 01' | South |
| Longitude: | 128° 07' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.73 meters/second, 1550.6 km/hour, 963.5 miles/hour or 837.3 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' 29.1" | 16.06 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.5" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.06 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 16.6" | 963.38 mi | west | 0° 08' 36.2" | 9.86 mi | north | 963.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 54' 58.8" | 792.43 mi | east | 3° 44' 45.1" | 257.54 mi | north | 839.72 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 |
|---|
| Darwin | Sat 7:32 AM | 490 km | 305 miles | 265 nm |  NE |
| Kupang | Sat 6:02 AM | 813 km | 505 miles | 439 nm |  NW |
| Dili | Sat 7:02 AM | 867 km | 539 miles | 468 nm |  NNW |
| Alice Springs | Sat 7:32 AM | 1042 km | 647 miles | 563 nm |  SE |
| Makassar | Sat 6:02 AM | 1534 km | 953 miles | 828 nm | NW |
| Denpasar | Sat 6:02 AM | 1619 km | 1006 miles | 874 nm |  WNW |
| Eucla | Sat 6:47 AM | 1737 km | 1079 miles | 938 nm |  S |
| Manokwari | Sat 7:02 AM | 1798 km | 1117 miles | 971 nm |  NNE |
| Cairns | Sat 8:02 AM | 1887 km | 1173 miles | 1019 nm |  E |
| Malang | Sat 5:02 AM | 1894 km | 1177 miles | 1022 nm | WNW |
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