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 15, 2012 at 04:06:00 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: 2%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 04:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 44' | South |
| Longitude: | 133° 06' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.60 meters/second, 1496.2 km/hour, 929.7 miles/hour or 807.9 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' 21.8" | 15.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.50 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 52.0" | 929.43 mi | west | 0° 01' 49.5" | 2.09 mi | south | 929.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 10' 41.8" | 982.05 mi | east | 0° 00' 05.3" | 0.10 mi | north | 982.06 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 |
|---|
| Alice Springs | Thu 1:36 PM | 339 km | 210 miles | 183 nm |  SSE |
| Darwin | Thu 1:36 PM | 946 km | 588 miles | 511 nm |  NNW |
| Eucla | Thu 12:51 PM | 1283 km | 798 miles | 693 nm |  SSW |
| Cairns | Thu 2:06 PM | 1401 km | 870 miles | 756 nm |  ENE |
| Dili | Thu 1:06 PM | 1571 km | 976 miles | 848 nm | NNW |
| Adelaide * | Thu 2:36 PM | 1664 km | 1034 miles | 899 nm | SSE |
| Port Moresby | Thu 2:06 PM | 1960 km | 1218 miles | 1058 nm |  NE |
| Perth | Thu 12:06 PM | 2118 km | 1316 miles | 1144 nm |  SW |
| Brisbane | Thu 2:06 PM | 2156 km | 1340 miles | 1164 nm |  ESE |
| Jayapura | Thu 1:06 PM | 2175 km | 1352 miles | 1174 nm |  NNE |
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