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, October 12, 2012 at 02:28:00 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: 15%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 12, 2012 at 02:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 95° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.84 meters/second, 1608.6 km/hour, 999.6 miles/hour or 868.6 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' 30.6" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.7" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 33.2" | 999.49 mi | west | 0° 11' 49.1" | 13.54 mi | south | 999.74 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 54' 58.5" | 820.88 mi | east | 4° 53' 18.8" | 335.92 mi | south | 888.99 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 |
|---|
| Banda Aceh | Fri 9:28 AM | 52 km | 32 miles | 28 nm |  NW |
| Medan | Fri 9:28 AM | 379 km | 236 miles | 205 nm |  ESE |
| Phuket | Fri 9:28 AM | 435 km | 270 miles | 235 nm |  NE |
| Pematangsiantar | Fri 9:28 AM | 449 km | 279 miles | 242 nm |  SE |
| George Town | Fri 10:28 AM | 518 km | 322 miles | 280 nm |  E |
| Hat Yai | Fri 9:28 AM | 567 km | 352 miles | 306 nm |  ENE |
| Ipoh | Fri 10:28 AM | 609 km | 379 miles | 329 nm | E |
| Kuala Lumpur | Fri 10:28 AM | 710 km | 441 miles | 383 nm | ESE |
| Johor Bahru | Fri 10:28 AM | 993 km | 617 miles | 536 nm | ESE |
| Singapore | Fri 10:28 AM | 1010 km | 628 miles | 545 nm | ESE |
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