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 Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:00:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Next phase	New Moon	Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 2:11 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 02:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 38'	South
Longitude:	146° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.94 meters/second, 1612.6 km/hour, 1002.0 miles/hour or 870.7 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"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 12.7"	0.24 mi	south	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 24.7"	1001.96 mi	west	0° 12' 45.3"	14.61 mi	south	1002.02 mi
24 hours	12° 24' 44.8"	858.29 mi	east	5° 03' 15.5"	347.32 mi	south	923.87 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	Sun 12:00 Noon	567 km	352 miles	306 nm	S
Jayapura	Sun 11:00 AM	656 km	408 miles	354 nm	W
Port Moresby	Sun 12:00 Noon	868 km	539 miles	469 nm	S
Manokwari	Sun 11:00 AM	1391 km	864 miles	751 nm	W
Palikir	Sun 1:00 PM	1601 km	995 miles	864 nm	NE
Melekeok	Sun 11:00 AM	1664 km	1034 miles	899 nm	NW
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 12:00 Noon	1682 km	1045 miles	908 nm	N
Cairns	Sun 12:00 Noon	1694 km	1052 miles	914 nm	S
Honiara	Sun 1:00 PM	1718 km	1067 miles	928 nm	ESE
Darwin	Sun 11:30 AM	2105 km	1308 miles	1137 nm	SW