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 21:44:00 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: 81%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 21:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 46' | South |
| Longitude: | 88° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.79 meters/second, 1511.2 km/hour, 939.0 miles/hour or 816.0 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' 25.0" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.6" | 0.11 mi | north | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 11.5" | 938.84 mi | west | 0° 05' 44.9" | 6.59 mi | north | 939.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 28' 10.0" | 876.99 mi | east | 2° 48' 14.3" | 192.86 mi | north | 905.10 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 |
|---|
| Diego Garcia | Thu 3:44 AM | 2188 km | 1360 miles | 1181 nm |  NW |
| Jakarta | Thu 4:44 AM | 2517 km | 1564 miles | 1359 nm |  NE |
| Bandung | Thu 4:44 AM | 2534 km | 1575 miles | 1368 nm |  ENE |
| Singapore | Thu 5:44 AM | 2889 km | 1795 miles | 1560 nm | NE |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thu 5:44 AM | 2932 km | 1822 miles | 1583 nm |  NNE |
| Perth | Thu 5:44 AM | 3073 km | 1909 miles | 1659 nm |  ESE |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Thu 3:14 AM | 3083 km | 1916 miles | 1665 nm |  NNW |
| Male | Thu 2:44 AM | 3096 km | 1924 miles | 1672 nm | NNW |
| Denpasar | Thu 5:44 AM | 3161 km | 1964 miles | 1707 nm | ENE |
| Pontianak | Thu 4:44 AM | 3177 km | 1974 miles | 1715 nm | NE |
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