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 14, 2012 at 00:12:00 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: 44%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Next phase	New Moon	Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:19 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 00:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 42'	South
Longitude:	96° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.48 meters/second, 1553.3 km/hour, 965.2 miles/hour or 838.7 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' 29.3"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	north	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 27.6"	965.07 mi	west	0° 08' 45.9"	10.04 mi	north	965.47 mi
24 hours	11° 50' 55.1"	789.15 mi	east	3° 47' 55.0"	261.16 mi	north	837.63 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
Bantam	Sat 6:42 AM	397 km	247 miles	214 nm	N
Bengkulu	Sat 7:12 AM	1450 km	901 miles	783 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Sat 7:12 AM	1526 km	948 miles	824 nm	NE
Bandung	Sat 7:12 AM	1533 km	952 miles	828 nm	NE
Palembang	Sat 7:12 AM	1659 km	1031 miles	896 nm	NNE
Malang	Sat 7:12 AM	1942 km	1206 miles	1048 nm	ENE
Surabaya	Sat 7:12 AM	1979 km	1230 miles	1069 nm	ENE
Singapore	Sat 8:12 AM	2035 km	1265 miles	1099 nm	NNE
Kuala Lumpur	Sat 8:12 AM	2154 km	1338 miles	1163 nm	NNE
Denpasar	Sat 8:12 AM	2157 km	1340 miles	1165 nm	ENE