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, September 20, 2012 at 04:46:00 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: 22%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 04:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 159° 09' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.74 meters/second, 1518.3 km/hour, 943.4 miles/hour or 819.8 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' 24.7" | 15.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 44.4" | 943.18 mi | west | 0° 05' 58.0" | 6.84 mi | south | 942.92 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 12' 48.9" | 930.17 mi | east | 1° 46' 04.2" | 121.61 mi | south | 933.06 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 | Thu 3:46 PM | 846 km | 525 miles | 457 nm |  ESE |
| Luganville | Thu 3:46 PM | 932 km | 579 miles | 503 nm |  ENE |
| Port Vila | Thu 3:46 PM | 977 km | 607 miles | 528 nm |  E |
| Honiara | Thu 3:46 PM | 1054 km | 655 miles | 569 nm |  N |
| Brisbane | Thu 2:46 PM | 1135 km | 705 miles | 613 nm |  SSW |
| Cairns | Thu 2:46 PM | 1434 km | 891 miles | 775 nm |  W |
| Port Moresby | Thu 2:46 PM | 1662 km | 1033 miles | 897 nm |  NW |
| Sydney | Thu 2:46 PM | 1834 km | 1140 miles | 990 nm | SSW |
| Suva | Thu 4:46 PM | 2035 km | 1265 miles | 1099 nm | E |
| Canberra | Thu 2:46 PM | 2065 km | 1283 miles | 1115 nm | SSW |
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