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 21:56:00 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 21:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 05' | South |
| Longitude: | 122° 56' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.70 meters/second, 1597.3 km/hour, 992.5 miles/hour or 862.5 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' 31.6" | 16.54 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.54 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 46.5" | 992.50 mi | west | 0° 10' 56.8" | 12.54 mi | north | 992.83 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 35.2" | 752.09 mi | east | 4° 28' 42.7" | 307.78 mi | north | 816.25 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 |
|---|
| Kupang | Sun 5:56 AM | 138 km | 86 miles | 75 nm |  SSE |
| Ende | Sun 5:56 AM | 142 km | 88 miles | 77 nm |  W |
| Suai | Sun 6:56 AM | 256 km | 159 miles | 138 nm |  E |
| Dili | Sun 6:56 AM | 296 km | 184 miles | 160 nm |  ENE |
| Same | Sun 6:56 AM | 298 km | 185 miles | 161 nm | E |
| Raba | Sun 5:56 AM | 466 km | 290 miles | 252 nm | W |
| Kendari | Sun 5:56 AM | 567 km | 352 miles | 306 nm |  N |
| Makassar | Sun 5:56 AM | 585 km | 363 miles | 316 nm |  NW |
| Mataram | Sun 5:56 AM | 754 km | 469 miles | 407 nm | W |
| Ambon | Sun 6:56 AM | 831 km | 517 miles | 449 nm |  NE |
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