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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: 39%
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 Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 23:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 4° 19' South
Longitude: 111° 38' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.78 meters/second, 1615.6 km/hour, 1003.9 miles/hour or 872.4 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 33.1"16.73 miwest0° 00' 11.3"0.22 minorth16.73 mi
1 hour14° 33' 12.4"1003.89 miwest0° 11' 23.5"13.05 minorth1004.10 mi
24 hours10° 33' 01.0"727.76 mieast4° 33' 40.6"313.42 minorth793.68 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
KudusMon 6:28 AM286 km178 miles155 nmSouth-southwest SSW
SemarangMon 6:28 AM325 km202 miles175 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Palangka RayaMon 6:28 AM345 km214 miles186 nmNortheast NE
BanjarmasinMon 7:28 AM346 km215 miles187 nmEast-northeast ENE
SurabayaMon 6:28 AM348 km217 miles188 nmSouth-southeast SSE
PekalonganMon 6:28 AM363 km225 miles196 nmSouthwest SW
MadiunMon 6:28 AM365 km227 miles197 nmSouth S
SurakartaMon 6:28 AM367 km228 miles198 nmSouth-southwest SSW
TegalMon 6:28 AM397 km247 miles214 nmSouthwest SW
KediriMon 6:28 AM400 km249 miles216 nmSouth S
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