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 15:58:00 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 15:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 44' | South |
| Longitude: | 126° 32' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.54 meters/second, 1506.8 km/hour, 936.3 miles/hour or 813.6 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' 22.3" | 15.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.61 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 25.4" | 935.99 mi | west | 0° 06' 03.9" | 6.96 mi | south | 935.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 08' 46.8" | 986.27 mi | east | 1° 42' 23.5" | 117.40 mi | south | 987.85 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 1:28 AM | 876 km | 544 miles | 473 nm |  ESE |
| Darwin | Mon 1:28 AM | 927 km | 576 miles | 500 nm |  NNE |
| Dili | Mon 12:58 AM | 1241 km | 771 miles | 670 nm |  N |
| Eucla | Mon 12:43 AM | 1344 km | 835 miles | 726 nm |  S |
| Perth | Sun 11:58 PM | 1724 km | 1071 miles | 931 nm |  SW |
| Denpasar | Sun 11:58 PM | 1727 km | 1073 miles | 933 nm |  NW |
| Makassar | Sun 11:58 PM | 1790 km | 1112 miles | 966 nm |  NNW |
| Malang | Sun 10:58 PM | 1976 km | 1228 miles | 1067 nm | NW |
| Surabaya | Sun 10:58 PM | 2031 km | 1262 miles | 1096 nm | NW |
| Cairns | Mon 1:58 AM | 2056 km | 1277 miles | 1110 nm |  E |
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