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 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 13:08:00 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 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 13:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 14' | South |
| Longitude: | 160° 04' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.85 meters/second, 1504.3 km/hour, 934.7 miles/hour or 812.2 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' 23.7" | 15.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.1" | 0.10 mi | north | 15.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 49.3" | 934.50 mi | west | 0° 05' 09.5" | 5.92 mi | north | 934.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 07' 20.4" | 916.68 mi | east | 2° 39' 00.6" | 182.29 mi | north | 941.94 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 |
|---|
| Noumea | Wed 12:08 AM | 699 km | 434 miles | 377 nm |  ESE |
| Port Vila | Wed 12:08 AM | 911 km | 566 miles | 492 nm |  ENE |
| Brisbane | Tue 11:08 PM | 1075 km | 668 miles | 580 nm |  SW |
| Honiara | Wed 12:08 AM | 1196 km | 743 miles | 646 nm |  N |
| Cairns | Tue 11:08 PM | 1552 km | 965 miles | 838 nm |  WNW |
| Sydney | Tue 11:08 PM | 1745 km | 1084 miles | 942 nm |  SSW |
| Port Moresby | Tue 11:08 PM | 1828 km | 1136 miles | 987 nm |  NW |
| Suva | Wed 1:08 AM | 1943 km | 1208 miles | 1049 nm |  E |
| Canberra | Tue 11:08 PM | 1982 km | 1232 miles | 1070 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Wed 1:08 AM | 2304 km | 1432 miles | 1244 nm |  NNE |
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