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, November 9, 2012 at 23:26:00 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: 21%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 9, 2012 at 23:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 57' | South |
| Longitude: | 131° 24' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.19 meters/second, 1613.5 km/hour, 1002.6 miles/hour or 871.2 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' 30.0" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.2" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 01.7" | 1002.50 mi | west | 0° 12' 19.8" | 14.12 mi | south | 1002.54 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 16' 27.9" | 848.60 mi | east | 4° 55' 13.2" | 338.11 mi | south | 911.36 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 |
|---|
| Manokwari | Sat 8:26 AM | 319 km | 198 miles | 172 nm |  ENE |
| Ambon | Sat 8:26 AM | 407 km | 253 miles | 220 nm |  WSW |
| Sofifi | Sat 8:26 AM | 521 km | 324 miles | 281 nm |  NW |
| Ternate | Sat 8:26 AM | 541 km | 336 miles | 292 nm | NW |
| Manado | Sat 7:26 AM | 824 km | 512 miles | 445 nm |  WNW |
| Gorontalo | Sat 7:26 AM | 969 km | 602 miles | 523 nm | WNW |
| Dili | Sat 8:26 AM | 975 km | 606 miles | 527 nm |  SW |
| Same | Sat 8:26 AM | 1008 km | 626 miles | 544 nm | SW |
| Kendari | Sat 7:26 AM | 1013 km | 629 miles | 547 nm | WSW |
| Jayapura | Sat 8:26 AM | 1037 km | 644 miles | 560 nm |  E |
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