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 11, 2012 at 20:28:00 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: 46%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, June 11, 2012 at 20:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 146° 29' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.79 meters/second, 1619.2 km/hour, 1006.2 miles/hour or 874.3 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' 33.8" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 49.2" | 1006.14 mi | west | 0° 11' 16.2" | 12.91 mi | north | 1006.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 25' 34.8" | 720.31 mi | east | 4° 22' 49.6" | 301.02 mi | north | 778.74 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 |
|---|
| Jayapura | Tue 5:28 AM | 882 km | 548 miles | 476 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 6:28 AM | 1183 km | 735 miles | 639 nm |  N |
| Palikir | Tue 7:28 AM | 1369 km | 851 miles | 739 nm |  ENE |
| Port Moresby | Tue 6:28 AM | 1371 km | 852 miles | 740 nm |  S |
| Melekeok | Tue 5:28 AM | 1408 km | 875 miles | 760 nm |  WNW |
| Manokwari | Tue 5:28 AM | 1444 km | 897 miles | 780 nm |  WSW |
| Honiara | Tue 7:28 AM | 2025 km | 1258 miles | 1093 nm |  SE |
| Cairns | Tue 6:28 AM | 2196 km | 1365 miles | 1186 nm | S |
| Yaren | Tue 8:28 AM | 2306 km | 1433 miles | 1245 nm |  E |
| Manado | Tue 4:28 AM | 2413 km | 1499 miles | 1303 nm |  W |
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