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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: 88%
Previous phaseFirst QuarterMonday, May 28, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Next phaseFull MoonMonday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 1, 2012 at 13:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 14° 26' South
Longitude: 119° 29' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.22 meters/second, 1556.0 km/hour, 966.8 miles/hour or 840.2 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 25.7"16.11 miwest0° 00' 10.5"0.20 misouth16.12 mi
1 hour14° 25' 41.2"966.63 miwest0° 10' 25.4"11.95 misouth966.32 mi
24 hours14° 07' 15.1"946.05 mieast3° 42' 34.4"255.10 misouth971.57 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
KupangFri 9:08 PM649 km403 miles351 nmNortheast NE
EndeFri 9:08 PM661 km411 miles357 nmNorth-northeast NNE
RabaFri 9:08 PM666 km414 miles360 nmNorth N
MataramFri 9:08 PM745 km463 miles402 nmNorth-northwest NNW
DenpasarFri 9:08 PM788 km490 miles426 nmNorthwest NW
SingarajaFri 9:08 PM847 km526 miles457 nmNorthwest NW
DiliFri 10:08 PM927 km576 miles501 nmNortheast NE
MalangFri 8:08 PM1024 km636 miles553 nmNorthwest NW
MakassarFri 9:08 PM1028 km639 miles555 nmNorth N
SurabayaFri 8:08 PM1082 km672 miles584 nmNorthwest NW
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