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, November 8, 2012 at 00:36:00 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: 40%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 00:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 91° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.71 meters/second, 1604.6 km/hour, 997.0 miles/hour or 866.4 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' 31.6" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 41.1" | 996.96 mi | west | 0° 10' 56.5" | 12.53 mi | south | 997.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 25' 42.0" | 784.26 mi | east | 4° 34' 28.0" | 314.35 mi | south | 847.82 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 | Thu 7:36 AM | 483 km | 300 miles | 261 nm |  ESE |
| Port Blair | Thu 6:06 AM | 506 km | 314 miles | 273 nm |  NNE |
| Medan | Thu 7:36 AM | 911 km | 566 miles | 492 nm | ESE |
| Hat Yai | Thu 7:36 AM | 1014 km | 630 miles | 548 nm |  E |
| Yangon | Thu 7:06 AM | 1178 km | 732 miles | 636 nm | NNE |
| Bangkok | Thu 7:36 AM | 1235 km | 768 miles | 667 nm |  NE |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thu 8:36 AM | 1240 km | 771 miles | 670 nm | ESE |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Thu 6:06 AM | 1257 km | 781 miles | 679 nm |  W |
| Colombo | Thu 6:06 AM | 1263 km | 785 miles | 682 nm | W |
| Chennai | Thu 6:06 AM | 1366 km | 849 miles | 737 nm |  WNW |
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