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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 Moon symbol symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun Sun symbol symbolizes the position of the sun.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 50%
Previous phaseThird QuarterSaturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:47 PM
Next phaseNew MoonSunday, May 20, 2012 at 11:47 PM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 22:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 8° 59' South
Longitude: 115° 11' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.84 meters/second, 1597.8 km/hour, 992.8 miles/hour or 862.8 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.7"16.55 miwest0° 00' 10.8"0.21 minorth16.55 mi
1 hour14° 31' 48.6"992.81 miwest0° 10' 57.7"12.56 minorth993.14 mi
24 hours10° 59' 51.4"751.46 mieast4° 28' 56.7"308.04 minorth815.72 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
DenpasarSun 6:28 AM36 km22 miles19 nmNorth N
UbudSun 6:28 AM54 km33 miles29 nmNorth N
SingarajaSun 6:28 AM99 km61 miles53 nmNorth N
MataramSun 6:28 AM110 km68 miles59 nmEast-northeast ENE
MalangSun 5:28 AM291 km181 miles157 nmWest-northwest WNW
SurabayaSun 5:28 AM330 km205 miles178 nmNorthwest NW
KediriSun 5:28 AM369 km229 miles199 nmWest-northwest WNW
RabaSun 6:28 AM396 km246 miles214 nmEast E
MadiunSun 5:28 AM429 km266 miles232 nmWest-northwest WNW
SurakartaSun 5:28 AM506 km315 miles273 nmWest-northwest WNW
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