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 Monday, November 12, 2012 at 00:02:00 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 Monday, November 12, 2012 at 00:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 147° 60' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.44 meters/second, 1574.8 km/hour, 978.5 miles/hour or 850.3 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' 26.4" | 16.31 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.31 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 27.2" | 978.35 mi | west | 0° 11' 04.0" | 12.68 mi | south | 978.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 48' 58.0" | 936.03 mi | east | 4° 04' 20.2" | 279.98 mi | south | 969.66 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 |
|---|
| Port Moresby | Mon 10:02 AM | 260 km | 162 miles | 141 nm |  NNW |
| Lae | Mon 10:02 AM | 557 km | 346 miles | 301 nm | NNW |
| Cairns | Mon 10:02 AM | 629 km | 391 miles | 340 nm |  SSW |
| Jayapura | Mon 9:02 AM | 1291 km | 802 miles | 697 nm |  NW |
| Honiara | Mon 11:02 AM | 1332 km | 828 miles | 719 nm |  E |
| Brisbane | Mon 10:02 AM | 1827 km | 1135 miles | 986 nm |  SSE |
| Darwin | Mon 9:32 AM | 1869 km | 1162 miles | 1009 nm |  W |
| Manokwari | Mon 9:02 AM | 1948 km | 1211 miles | 1052 nm | NW |
| Alice Springs | Mon 9:32 AM | 2002 km | 1244 miles | 1081 nm |  SW |
| Port Vila | Mon 11:02 AM | 2287 km | 1421 miles | 1235 nm |  ESE |
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