Home > Sun & Moon > Moon Light World Map

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.

View Day and Night Map

Change time and date

< 4 weeks4 weeks > March equinox 
or choose:

< 1 day1 day >June solstice
< 12 hours12 hours >September equinox
< 6 hours6 hours >December solstice
< 1 hour1 hour >Now/Current time
< 10 minutes10 minutes >

Map notes

Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 86%
Previous phaseFirst QuarterWednesday, June 27, 2012 at 3:31 AM
Next phaseFull MoonTuesday, July 3, 2012 at 6:52 PM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 19° 52' South
Longitude: 106° 03' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.86 meters/second, 1507.9 km/hour, 937.0 miles/hour or 814.2 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 23.7"15.62 miwest0° 00' 05.6"0.11 misouth15.62 mi
1 hour14° 23' 45.7"936.70 miwest0° 05' 38.4"6.47 misouth936.44 mi
24 hours14° 43' 53.8"958.52 mieast1° 35' 28.6"109.48 misouth959.84 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
BandungSat 8:48 PM1441 km896 miles778 nmNorth N
MalangSat 8:48 PM1499 km932 miles810 nmNorth-northeast NNE
JakartaSat 8:48 PM1520 km944 miles821 nmNorth N
SurabayaSat 8:48 PM1570 km975 miles848 nmNorth-northeast NNE
DenpasarSat 9:48 PM1584 km985 miles856 nmNortheast NE
PerthSat 9:48 PM1659 km1031 miles896 nmSoutheast SE
BengkuluSat 8:48 PM1825 km1134 miles985 nmNorth-northwest NNW
PalembangSat 8:48 PM1872 km1163 miles1011 nmNorth N
MakassarSat 9:48 PM2179 km1354 miles1176 nmNortheast NE
PontianakSat 8:48 PM2223 km1381 miles1200 nmNorth N
Advertising

Astronomy calculators

More information

Related time zone tools