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 Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 08:24:00 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: 17%

Previous phase	New Moon	Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Next phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:32 PM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 08:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 53'	South
Longitude:	101° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.71 meters/second, 1518.1 km/hour, 943.3 miles/hour or 819.7 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' 24.3"	15.72 mi	west	0° 00' 05.8"	0.11 mi	north	15.72 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 29.3"	943.16 mi	west	0° 05' 52.5"	6.74 mi	north	943.46 mi
24 hours	13° 46' 37.0"	901.86 mi	east	2° 51' 26.6"	196.51 mi	north	930.13 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
Bandung	Sat 3:24 PM	1501 km	932 miles	810 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Sat 3:24 PM	1541 km	957 miles	832 nm	NNE
Bengkulu	Sat 3:24 PM	1674 km	1040 miles	904 nm	N
Malang	Sat 3:24 PM	1746 km	1085 miles	943 nm	NE
Surabaya	Sat 3:24 PM	1803 km	1120 miles	973 nm	NE
Palembang	Sat 3:24 PM	1803 km	1120 miles	974 nm	NNE
Denpasar	Sat 4:24 PM	1902 km	1182 miles	1027 nm	NE
Perth	Sat 4:24 PM	2073 km	1288 miles	1119 nm	SE
Singapore	Sat 4:24 PM	2251 km	1399 miles	1215 nm	N
Pontianak	Sat 3:24 PM	2273 km	1412 miles	1227 nm	NNE