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, October 18, 2012 at 05:46:00 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: 11%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 05:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 11' | South |
| Longitude: | 127° 30' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.66 meters/second, 1503.6 km/hour, 934.3 miles/hour or 811.9 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' 23.0" | 15.57 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.57 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 05.1" | 934.03 mi | west | 0° 03' 40.0" | 4.21 mi | south | 933.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 45' 14.2" | 957.99 mi | east | 0° 46' 37.4" | 53.46 mi | south | 957.07 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 |
|---|
| Alice Springs | Thu 3:16 PM | 764 km | 475 miles | 413 nm |  ESE |
| Darwin | Thu 3:16 PM | 926 km | 576 miles | 500 nm |  NNE |
| Eucla | Thu 2:31 PM | 1281 km | 796 miles | 692 nm |  S |
| Dili | Thu 2:46 PM | 1303 km | 810 miles | 704 nm |  N |
| Perth | Thu 1:46 PM | 1746 km | 1085 miles | 943 nm |  SW |
| Denpasar | Thu 1:46 PM | 1835 km | 1140 miles | 991 nm |  NW |
| Makassar | Thu 1:46 PM | 1881 km | 1168 miles | 1015 nm |  NNW |
| Cairns | Thu 3:46 PM | 1962 km | 1219 miles | 1059 nm |  E |
| Adelaide * | Thu 4:16 PM | 1965 km | 1221 miles | 1061 nm |  SSE |
| Surabaya | Thu 12:46 PM | 2139 km | 1329 miles | 1155 nm | NW |
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