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 20, 2012 at 04:24:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 1%

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 20, 2012 at 04:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 13'	North
Longitude:	103° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.35 meters/second, 1527.7 km/hour, 949.3 miles/hour or 824.9 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"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 05.2"	0.10 mi	north	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 37.1"	949.00 mi	west	0° 05' 14.9"	6.02 mi	north	948.77 mi
24 hours	11° 30' 29.8"	751.88 mi	east	1° 41' 18.0"	116.15 mi	north	756.88 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
Luang Prabang	Sun 11:24 AM	162 km	100 miles	87 nm	WNW
Vientiane	Sun 11:24 AM	167 km	104 miles	90 nm	SW
Wanon Niwat	Sun 11:24 AM	177 km	110 miles	95 nm	S
Udon Thani	Sun 11:24 AM	214 km	133 miles	115 nm	SSW
Sakon Nakhon	Sun 11:24 AM	237 km	147 miles	128 nm	SSE
Khon Kaen	Sun 11:24 AM	316 km	196 miles	171 nm	SSW
Hanoi	Sun 11:24 AM	318 km	197 miles	172 nm	NE
Savannakhet	Sun 11:24 AM	322 km	200 miles	174 nm	SSE
Hai Phong	Sun 11:24 AM	379 km	236 miles	205 nm	ENE
Chiang Mai	Sun 11:24 AM	478 km	297 miles	258 nm	W