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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.
Change time and date
| < 4 weeks | 4 weeks > | March equinox | |||
| < 1 day | 1 day > | June solstice | |||
| < 12 hours | 12 hours > | September equinox | |||
| < 6 hours | 6 hours > | December solstice | |||
| < 1 hour | 1 hour > | Now/Current time | |||
| < 10 minutes | 10 minutes > |
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 03:56:00 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
The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth
Fraction of moon illuminated: 1%| Previous phase | Third Quarter | Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 12:36 AM |
| Next phase | New Moon | Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10:08 PM |
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 03:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 16° 19' | South |
| Longitude: | 105° 38' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.54 meters/second, 1539.1 km/hour, 956.4 miles/hour or 831.1 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' 24.1" | 15.94 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | south | 15.94 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 04.8" | 956.15 mi | west | 0° 08' 37.6" | 9.89 mi | south | 955.85 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 41' 43.0" | 975.66 mi | east | 2° 53' 07.4" | 198.45 mi | south | 988.17 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Settlement | Tue 10:56 AM | 643 km | 400 miles | 347 nm | |
| Bandung | Tue 10:56 AM | 1061 km | 659 miles | 573 nm | |
| Surakarta | Tue 10:56 AM | 1124 km | 699 miles | 607 nm | |
| Jakarta | Tue 10:56 AM | 1133 km | 704 miles | 612 nm | |
| Semarang | Tue 10:56 AM | 1156 km | 718 miles | 624 nm | |
| Malang | Tue 10:56 AM | 1204 km | 748 miles | 650 nm | |
| Surabaya | Tue 10:56 AM | 1266 km | 786 miles | 683 nm | |
| Denpasar | Tue 11:56 AM | 1343 km | 834 miles | 725 nm | |
| Bengkulu | Tue 10:56 AM | 1434 km | 891 miles | 774 nm | |
| Palembang | Tue 10:56 AM | 1477 km | 918 miles | 798 nm | |
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