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 23:12:00 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 23:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 51' | South |
| Longitude: | 104° 32' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.03 meters/second, 1598.5 km/hour, 993.3 miles/hour or 863.1 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' 31.7" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 51.7" | 993.23 mi | west | 0° 10' 58.9" | 12.58 mi | north | 993.55 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 58' 51.9" | 750.60 mi | east | 4° 29' 15.6" | 308.40 mi | north | 815.00 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 |
|---|
| The Settlement | Sun 6:12 AM | 220 km | 137 miles | 119 nm | SE |
| Serang | Sun 6:12 AM | 352 km | 219 miles | 190 nm | NNE |
| Bogor | Sun 6:12 AM | 352 km | 219 miles | 190 nm | NE |
| Bandar Lampung | Sun 6:12 AM | 389 km | 242 miles | 210 nm | NNE |
| Jakarta | Sun 6:12 AM | 391 km | 243 miles | 211 nm | NE |
| Bekasi | Sun 6:12 AM | 397 km | 247 miles | 214 nm | NE |
| Bandung | Sun 6:12 AM | 401 km | 249 miles | 216 nm | ENE |
| Tasikmalaya | Sun 6:12 AM | 444 km | 276 miles | 240 nm | ENE |
| Cirebon | Sun 6:12 AM | 499 km | 310 miles | 270 nm | ENE |
| Tegal | Sun 6:12 AM | 551 km | 342 miles | 298 nm | ENE |
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