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, June 3, 2012 at 13:44:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 13:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 139° 49' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.86 meters/second, 1497.1 km/hour, 930.3 miles/hour or 808.4 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' 22.1" | 15.51 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.3" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.51 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 12.3" | 929.99 mi | west | 0° 04' 21.1" | 4.99 mi | south | 929.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 13' 15.6" | 985.02 mi | east | 1° 00' 06.6" | 68.93 mi | south | 984.13 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 |
|---|
| Alice Springs | Sun 11:14 PM | 698 km | 434 miles | 377 nm |  WSW |
| Cairns | Sun 11:44 PM | 754 km | 468 miles | 407 nm |  ENE |
| Darwin | Sun 11:14 PM | 1322 km | 821 miles | 714 nm |  NW |
| Port Moresby | Sun 11:44 PM | 1474 km | 916 miles | 796 nm |  NNE |
| Brisbane | Sun 11:44 PM | 1536 km | 955 miles | 830 nm |  ESE |
| Adelaide | Sun 11:14 PM | 1582 km | 983 miles | 854 nm |  S |
| Eucla | Sun 10:29 PM | 1633 km | 1015 miles | 882 nm |  SW |
| Sydney | Sun 11:44 PM | 1841 km | 1144 miles | 994 nm |  SE |
| Canberra | Sun 11:44 PM | 1855 km | 1153 miles | 1002 nm |  SSE |
| Melbourne | Sun 11:44 PM | 1961 km | 1219 miles | 1059 nm | SSE |
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