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 Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 15:34:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 15:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 132° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.66 meters/second, 1507.2 km/hour, 936.5 miles/hour or 813.8 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' 22.5" | 15.61 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.1" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.61 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 26.5" | 936.25 mi | west | 0° 06' 07.5" | 7.02 mi | south | 935.98 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 08' 36.4" | 986.34 mi | east | 1° 43' 54.7" | 119.15 mi | south | 988.05 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 |
|---|
| Alice Springs | Mon 1:04 AM | 473 km | 294 miles | 255 nm |  SSE |
| Darwin | Mon 1:04 AM | 815 km | 506 miles | 440 nm |  N |
| Eucla | Mon 12:19 AM | 1371 km | 852 miles | 740 nm |  SSW |
| Dili | Mon 12:34 AM | 1429 km | 888 miles | 771 nm |  NNW |
| Cairns | Mon 1:34 AM | 1458 km | 906 miles | 787 nm |  E |
| Adelaide | Mon 1:04 AM | 1799 km | 1118 miles | 972 nm | SSE |
| Port Moresby | Mon 1:34 AM | 1963 km | 1219 miles | 1060 nm |  ENE |
| Manokwari | Mon 12:34 AM | 2091 km | 1300 miles | 1129 nm | N |
| Jayapura | Mon 12:34 AM | 2107 km | 1309 miles | 1138 nm |  NNE |
| Perth | Sun 11:34 PM | 2131 km | 1324 miles | 1150 nm |  SW |
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