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 Friday, August 31, 2012 at 14:08:00 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 Friday, August 31, 2012 at 14:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 44' | South |
| Longitude: | 145° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.33 meters/second, 1614.0 km/hour, 1002.9 miles/hour or 871.5 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' 31.6" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.7" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 42.2" | 1002.88 mi | west | 0° 11' 48.1" | 13.52 mi | north | 1003.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 47.6" | 770.59 mi | east | 4° 43' 02.1" | 324.14 mi | north | 837.09 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 |
|---|
| Lae | Sat 12:08 AM | 350 km | 218 miles | 189 nm |  SSE |
| Jayapura | Fri 11:08 PM | 601 km | 374 miles | 325 nm |  WNW |
| Port Moresby | Sat 12:08 AM | 647 km | 402 miles | 349 nm | SSE |
| Manokwari | Fri 11:08 PM | 1363 km | 847 miles | 736 nm | WNW |
| Cairns | Sat 12:08 AM | 1460 km | 907 miles | 788 nm |  S |
| Honiara | Sat 1:08 AM | 1668 km | 1037 miles | 901 nm |  ESE |
| Melekeok | Fri 11:08 PM | 1770 km | 1100 miles | 956 nm |  NW |
| Palikir | Sat 1:08 AM | 1794 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm |  NE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sat 12:08 AM | 1908 km | 1185 miles | 1030 nm |  N |
| Darwin | Fri 11:38 PM | 1927 km | 1197 miles | 1040 nm |  WSW |
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