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 Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 15:28:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 15:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 02' | South |
| Longitude: | 134° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.79 meters/second, 1583.2 km/hour, 983.8 miles/hour or 854.9 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' 29.3" | 16.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.40 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 17.3" | 983.71 mi | west | 0° 11' 01.2" | 12.62 mi | north | 984.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 58' 10.3" | 812.73 mi | east | 4° 35' 08.6" | 315.17 mi | north | 876.78 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 |
|---|
| Darwin | Fri 12:58 AM | 403 km | 250 miles | 217 nm |  WSW |
| Same | Fri 12:28 AM | 968 km | 602 miles | 523 nm |  WNW |
| Dili | Fri 12:28 AM | 989 km | 615 miles | 534 nm | WNW |
| Suai | Fri 12:28 AM | 1003 km | 623 miles | 542 nm |  W |
| Manokwari | Fri 12:28 AM | 1125 km | 699 miles | 607 nm |  N |
| Jayapura | Fri 12:28 AM | 1180 km | 733 miles | 637 nm |  NE |
| Alice Springs | Fri 12:58 AM | 1402 km | 871 miles | 757 nm |  S |
| Cairns | Fri 1:28 AM | 1405 km | 873 miles | 759 nm |  ESE |
| Port Moresby | Fri 1:28 AM | 1429 km | 888 miles | 772 nm |  E |
| Manado | Thu 11:28 PM | 1733 km | 1077 miles | 936 nm |  NW |
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