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 04:08:00 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 04:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 44' | South |
| Longitude: | 132° 37' | 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' 49.2" | 2.09 mi | south | 929.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 10' 40.8" | 982.03 mi | east | 0° 00' 13.0" | 0.25 mi | north | 982.04 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 1:38 PM | 353 km | 220 miles | 191 nm |  SSE |
| Darwin | Thu 1:38 PM | 934 km | 580 miles | 504 nm |  NNW |
| Eucla | Thu 12:53 PM | 1269 km | 788 miles | 685 nm |  SSW |
| Cairns | Thu 2:08 PM | 1449 km | 900 miles | 782 nm |  ENE |
| Dili | Thu 1:08 PM | 1542 km | 958 miles | 833 nm | NNW |
| Adelaide * | Thu 2:38 PM | 1680 km | 1044 miles | 907 nm | SSE |
| Port Moresby | Thu 2:08 PM | 2000 km | 1243 miles | 1080 nm |  NE |
| Perth | Thu 12:08 PM | 2080 km | 1293 miles | 1123 nm |  SW |
| Jayapura | Thu 1:08 PM | 2195 km | 1364 miles | 1185 nm |  NNE |
| Brisbane | Thu 2:08 PM | 2202 km | 1368 miles | 1189 nm |  ESE |
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