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 23:12:00 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: 34%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 23:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 04' | South |
| Longitude: | 123° 06' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.16 meters/second, 1581.0 km/hour, 982.4 miles/hour or 853.7 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' 31.1" | 16.37 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.37 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 14.5" | 982.30 mi | west | 0° 10' 08.2" | 11.61 mi | north | 982.67 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 12' 34.2" | 758.34 mi | east | 4° 14' 18.7" | 291.33 mi | north | 817.30 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 |
|---|
| Kupang | Sun 7:12 AM | 218 km | 135 miles | 118 nm |  NNE |
| Suai | Sun 8:12 AM | 385 km | 239 miles | 208 nm |  NE |
| Ende | Sun 7:12 AM | 389 km | 242 miles | 210 nm |  NNW |
| Same | Sun 8:12 AM | 439 km | 273 miles | 237 nm | NE |
| Dili | Sun 8:12 AM | 474 km | 295 miles | 256 nm | NE |
| Raba | Sun 7:12 AM | 622 km | 387 miles | 336 nm |  NW |
| Darwin | Sun 8:42 AM | 843 km | 524 miles | 455 nm |  E |
| Mataram | Sun 7:12 AM | 858 km | 533 miles | 463 nm |  WNW |
| Makassar | Sun 7:12 AM | 867 km | 539 miles | 468 nm | NNW |
| Kendari | Sun 7:12 AM | 897 km | 558 miles | 485 nm |  N |
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