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 30, 2012 at 14:18:00 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%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 3:19 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Monday, October 8, 2012 at 7:34 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 14:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 26'	North
Longitude:	146° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.05 meters/second, 1602.2 km/hour, 995.5 miles/hour or 865.1 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' 32.9"	16.59 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	north	16.59 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 52.9"	995.48 mi	west	0° 10' 15.7"	11.76 mi	north	995.33 mi
24 hours	10° 53' 40.4"	745.50 mi	east	3° 52' 34.9"	266.44 mi	north	787.63 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
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 12:18 AM	577 km	358 miles	311 nm	NNW
Saipan	Mon 12:18 AM	749 km	465 miles	404 nm	N
Melekeok	Sun 11:18 PM	1272 km	790 miles	687 nm	W
Palikir	Mon 1:18 AM	1339 km	832 miles	723 nm	E
Jayapura	Sun 11:18 PM	1355 km	842 miles	732 nm	SSW
Manokwari	Sun 11:18 PM	1688 km	1049 miles	911 nm	SW
Port Moresby	Mon 12:18 AM	1982 km	1232 miles	1070 nm	S
Manado	Sun 10:18 PM	2481 km	1542 miles	1340 nm	WSW
Honiara	Mon 1:18 AM	2502 km	1554 miles	1351 nm	SE
Yaren	Mon 2:18 AM	2511 km	1561 miles	1356 nm	ESE