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 Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 20:36:00 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 20:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 07' | South |
| Longitude: | 118° 02' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.40 meters/second, 1538.6 km/hour, 956.1 miles/hour or 830.8 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' 27.3" | 15.93 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | north | 15.94 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 27.8" | 955.91 mi | west | 0° 08' 08.4" | 9.33 mi | north | 956.31 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 33' 51.4" | 830.77 mi | east | 3° 36' 48.2" | 248.46 mi | north | 874.28 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 |
|---|
| Raba | Fri 4:36 AM | 961 km | 597 miles | 519 nm |  N |
| Mataram | Fri 4:36 AM | 967 km | 601 miles | 522 nm |  NNW |
| Kupang | Fri 4:36 AM | 975 km | 606 miles | 527 nm |  NE |
| Denpasar | Fri 4:36 AM | 982 km | 610 miles | 530 nm | NNW |
| Ende | Fri 4:36 AM | 995 km | 618 miles | 537 nm |  NNE |
| Malang | Fri 3:36 AM | 1161 km | 722 miles | 627 nm | NNW |
| Surabaya | Fri 3:36 AM | 1232 km | 765 miles | 665 nm | NNW |
| Dili | Fri 5:36 AM | 1249 km | 776 miles | 674 nm | NE |
| Surakarta | Fri 3:36 AM | 1317 km | 818 miles | 711 nm |  NW |
| Makassar | Fri 4:36 AM | 1333 km | 828 miles | 720 nm | N |
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