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, October 14, 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 02:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 119° 53' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.20 meters/second, 1606.3 km/hour, 998.1 miles/hour or 867.3 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' 28.6" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.5" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 34.4" | 998.04 mi | west | 0° 12' 35.9" | 14.43 mi | south | 997.99 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 51' 12.0" | 886.15 mi | east | 4° 55' 04.7" | 337.98 mi | south | 944.48 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 |
|---|
| Makassar | Sun 10:28 AM | 71 km | 44 miles | 38 nm | SW |
| Mamuju | Sun 10:28 AM | 250 km | 155 miles | 135 nm | NNW |
| Kendari | Sun 10:28 AM | 303 km | 189 miles | 164 nm | ENE |
| Palu | Sun 10:28 AM | 421 km | 261 miles | 227 nm | N |
| Raba | Sun 10:28 AM | 433 km | 269 miles | 234 nm | SSW |
| Ende | Sun 10:28 AM | 499 km | 310 miles | 270 nm | SSE |
| Balikpapan | Sun 10:28 AM | 511 km | 317 miles | 276 nm | NW |
| Samarinda | Sun 10:28 AM | 555 km | 345 miles | 300 nm | NNW |
| Mataram | Sun 10:28 AM | 599 km | 372 miles | 324 nm | SW |
| Banjarmasin | Sun 10:28 AM | 607 km | 377 miles | 328 nm | WNW |
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