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 Monday, June 4, 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, June 4, 2012 at 13:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 155° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.90 meters/second, 1486.4 km/hour, 923.6 miles/hour or 802.6 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' 21.8" | 15.39 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.39 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 53.3" | 923.37 mi | west | 0° 00' 27.5" | 0.53 mi | south | 923.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 06' 00.9" | 970.61 mi | east | 0° 33' 39.0" | 38.59 mi | north | 973.24 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 |
|---|
| Brisbane | Mon 11:44 PM | 671 km | 417 miles | 362 nm | SSW |
| Cairns | Mon 11:44 PM | 1108 km | 688 miles | 598 nm | WNW |
| Noumea | Tue 12:44 AM | 1179 km | 733 miles | 637 nm | E |
| Sydney | Mon 11:44 PM | 1400 km | 870 miles | 756 nm | SSW |
| Honiara | Tue 12:44 AM | 1456 km | 905 miles | 786 nm | NNE |
| Port Vila | Tue 12:44 AM | 1458 km | 906 miles | 787 nm | ENE |
| Port Moresby | Mon 11:44 PM | 1595 km | 991 miles | 861 nm | NNW |
| Canberra | Mon 11:44 PM | 1612 km | 1002 miles | 870 nm | SSW |
| Melbourne | Mon 11:44 PM | 2032 km | 1263 miles | 1097 nm | SSW |
| Adelaide | Mon 11:14 PM | 2174 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm | SW |
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