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 Friday, November 16, 2012 at 06:14:00 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: 8%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 16, 2012 at 06:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 39' | South |
| Longitude: | 117° 36' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.14 meters/second, 1498.1 km/hour, 930.9 miles/hour or 808.9 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' 22.6" | 15.52 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.1" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.52 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 34.7" | 930.65 mi | west | 0° 02' 17.0" | 2.62 mi | north | 930.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 39' 53.6" | 949.32 mi | east | 1° 34' 21.1" | 108.18 mi | north | 960.21 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 Hedland | Fri 2:14 PM | 108 km | 67 miles | 58 nm | ENE |
| Perth | Fri 2:14 PM | 1264 km | 786 miles | 683 nm | S |
| Denpasar | Fri 2:14 PM | 1351 km | 839 miles | 729 nm | N |
| Malang | Fri 1:14 PM | 1496 km | 930 miles | 808 nm | NNW |
| Surabaya | Fri 1:14 PM | 1571 km | 976 miles | 848 nm | NNW |
| Dili | Fri 3:14 PM | 1589 km | 988 miles | 858 nm | NNE |
| Eucla | Fri 2:59 PM | 1660 km | 1032 miles | 896 nm | SE |
| Darwin | Fri 3:44 PM | 1677 km | 1042 miles | 905 nm | ENE |
| Alice Springs | Fri 3:44 PM | 1709 km | 1062 miles | 923 nm | ESE |
| Makassar | Fri 2:14 PM | 1727 km | 1073 miles | 933 nm | N |
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