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 16:28:00 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 16:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 47' | South |
| Longitude: | 119° 21' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.40 meters/second, 1506.2 km/hour, 935.9 miles/hour or 813.3 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' 22.3" | 15.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 24.3" | 935.67 mi | west | 0° 05' 59.5" | 6.87 mi | south | 935.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 08' 59.4" | 986.18 mi | east | 1° 40' 29.0" | 115.22 mi | south | 987.59 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 |
|---|
| Port Hedland | Mon 12:28 AM | 100 km | 62 miles | 54 nm |  SW |
| Denpasar | Mon 12:28 AM | 1308 km | 813 miles | 706 nm |  NNW |
| Perth | Mon 12:28 AM | 1393 km | 865 miles | 752 nm |  SSW |
| Dili | Mon 1:28 AM | 1409 km | 876 miles | 761 nm |  NNE |
| Darwin | Mon 1:58 AM | 1471 km | 914 miles | 794 nm |  ENE |
| Malang | Sun 11:28 PM | 1487 km | 924 miles | 803 nm | NNW |
| Surabaya | Sun 11:28 PM | 1558 km | 968 miles | 841 nm | NNW |
| Alice Springs | Mon 1:58 AM | 1562 km | 970 miles | 843 nm |  ESE |
| Makassar | Mon 12:28 AM | 1620 km | 1007 miles | 875 nm |  N |
| Eucla | Mon 1:13 AM | 1626 km | 1011 miles | 878 nm |  SE |
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