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 Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 22:18:00 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: 40%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:47 PM
Next phase	New Moon	Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 11:47 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 22:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 32'	South
Longitude:	128° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.62 meters/second, 1615.0 km/hour, 1003.5 miles/hour or 872.1 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' 33.1"	16.73 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 09.3"	1003.53 mi	west	0° 11' 23.0"	13.04 mi	north	1003.75 mi
24 hours	10° 33' 57.1"	728.62 mi	east	4° 33' 42.6"	313.46 mi	north	794.59 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
Ambon	Mon 7:18 AM	105 km	65 miles	57 nm	NNW
Dili	Mon 7:18 AM	557 km	346 miles	301 nm	SW
Same	Mon 7:18 AM	593 km	368 miles	320 nm	SSW
Sofifi	Mon 7:18 AM	595 km	370 miles	321 nm	NNW
Ternate	Mon 7:18 AM	606 km	376 miles	327 nm	NNW
Suai	Mon 7:18 AM	646 km	401 miles	349 nm	SW
Kendari	Mon 6:18 AM	679 km	422 miles	367 nm	W
Manokwari	Mon 7:18 AM	729 km	453 miles	394 nm	NE
Manado	Mon 6:18 AM	788 km	489 miles	425 nm	NNW
Kupang	Mon 6:18 AM	834 km	518 miles	450 nm	SW