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 Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 21:28:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 21:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 129° 43' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.58 meters/second, 1596.9 km/hour, 992.3 miles/hour or 862.3 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' 31.6" | 16.54 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.54 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 44.6" | 992.23 mi | west | 0° 10' 56.0" | 12.52 mi | north | 992.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 13.9" | 752.64 mi | east | 4° 28' 30.2" | 307.54 mi | north | 816.71 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 |
|---|
| Darwin | Sun 6:58 AM | 384 km | 239 miles | 208 nm |  SSE |
| Same | Sun 6:28 AM | 448 km | 278 miles | 242 nm |  W |
| Dili | Sun 6:28 AM | 461 km | 286 miles | 249 nm | W |
| Suai | Sun 6:28 AM | 491 km | 305 miles | 265 nm | W |
| Ambon | Sun 6:28 AM | 629 km | 391 miles | 340 nm |  NNW |
| Kupang | Sun 5:28 AM | 682 km | 424 miles | 368 nm | W |
| Ende | Sun 5:28 AM | 886 km | 551 miles | 478 nm | W |
| Kendari | Sun 5:28 AM | 981 km | 610 miles | 530 nm |  NW |
| Manokwari | Sun 6:28 AM | 1037 km | 644 miles | 560 nm |  NNE |
| Makassar | Sun 5:28 AM | 1222 km | 759 miles | 660 nm |  WNW |
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