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 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 19:08:00 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: 82%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 19:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 60' | South |
| Longitude: | 125° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.04 meters/second, 1508.5 km/hour, 937.4 miles/hour or 814.5 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' 24.8" | 15.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.3" | 0.10 mi | north | 15.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 57.0" | 937.16 mi | west | 0° 05' 25.9" | 6.23 mi | north | 937.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 34' 20.1" | 882.35 mi | east | 2° 41' 36.3" | 185.26 mi | north | 908.62 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 | Thu 4:38 AM | 941 km | 585 miles | 508 nm |  ESE |
| Darwin | Thu 4:38 AM | 1001 km | 622 miles | 540 nm |  NE |
| Dili | Thu 4:08 AM | 1266 km | 787 miles | 684 nm |  N |
| Eucla | Thu 3:53 AM | 1333 km | 828 miles | 720 nm |  SSE |
| Perth | Thu 3:08 AM | 1647 km | 1023 miles | 889 nm |  SW |
| Denpasar | Thu 3:08 AM | 1683 km | 1046 miles | 909 nm |  NW |
| Makassar | Thu 3:08 AM | 1778 km | 1105 miles | 960 nm |  NNW |
| Malang | Thu 2:08 AM | 1925 km | 1196 miles | 1039 nm | NW |
| Surabaya | Thu 2:08 AM | 1982 km | 1232 miles | 1070 nm | NW |
| Adelaide | Thu 4:38 AM | 2087 km | 1297 miles | 1127 nm |  SE |
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