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, November 11, 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: 6%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 23:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 33' | South |
| Longitude: | 156° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.64 meters/second, 1575.5 km/hour, 979.0 miles/hour or 850.7 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' 26.4" | 16.32 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.32 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 30.4" | 978.80 mi | west | 0° 11' 06.3" | 12.72 mi | south | 978.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 47' 43.9" | 935.01 mi | east | 4° 05' 31.7" | 281.34 mi | south | 969.10 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 |
|---|
| Honiara | Mon 10:26 AM | 430 km | 267 miles | 232 nm |  ENE |
| Arawa | Mon 9:26 AM | 601 km | 374 miles | 325 nm |  NNW |
| Port Moresby | Mon 9:26 AM | 1063 km | 660 miles | 574 nm |  WNW |
| Cairns | Mon 9:26 AM | 1316 km | 818 miles | 710 nm |  WSW |
| Port Vila | Mon 10:26 AM | 1429 km | 888 miles | 772 nm |  ESE |
| Yaren | Mon 11:26 AM | 1664 km | 1034 miles | 899 nm |  NE |
| Brisbane | Mon 9:26 AM | 1802 km | 1120 miles | 973 nm |  SSW |
| Jayapura | Mon 8:26 AM | 2024 km | 1257 miles | 1093 nm | WNW |
| Palikir | Mon 10:26 AM | 2049 km | 1273 miles | 1107 nm |  N |
| Tarawa | Mon 11:26 AM | 2308 km | 1434 miles | 1246 nm | NE |
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