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, July 2, 2012 at 12:44:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, July 2, 2012 at 12:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 35' | South |
| Longitude: | 151° 05' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.60 meters/second, 1488.9 km/hour, 925.2 miles/hour or 804.0 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' 22.7" | 15.42 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.5" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.42 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 41.4" | 924.93 mi | west | 0° 01' 32.0" | 1.76 mi | north | 925.02 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 44' 44.1" | 948.55 mi | east | 1° 18' 49.1" | 90.38 mi | north | 957.03 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 |
|---|
| Mackay | Mon 10:44 PM | 203 km | 126 miles | 110 nm |  WNW |
| Rockhampton | Mon 10:44 PM | 206 km | 128 miles | 111 nm |  SSW |
| Lindeman Island | Mon 10:44 PM | 247 km | 154 miles | 134 nm | WNW |
| Brisbane | Mon 10:44 PM | 680 km | 423 miles | 367 nm |  SSE |
| Cairns | Mon 10:44 PM | 760 km | 472 miles | 410 nm |  NW |
| Sydney | Mon 10:44 PM | 1360 km | 845 miles | 735 nm |  S |
| Port Moresby | Mon 10:44 PM | 1406 km | 874 miles | 759 nm |  NNW |
| Canberra | Mon 10:44 PM | 1530 km | 950 miles | 826 nm | S |
| Honiara | Mon 11:44 PM | 1647 km | 1023 miles | 889 nm |  NE |
| Alice Springs | Mon 10:14 PM | 1784 km | 1109 miles | 963 nm |  W |
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