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 Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 07:06:00 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: 26%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 07:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 12' | South |
| Longitude: | 133° 37' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.01 meters/second, 1544.4 km/hour, 959.7 miles/hour or 833.9 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' 26.6" | 15.99 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.00 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 37.4" | 959.54 mi | west | 0° 08' 15.7" | 9.47 mi | north | 959.92 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 54' 46.2" | 857.88 mi | east | 3° 39' 47.7" | 251.87 mi | north | 901.12 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 |
|---|
| Darwin | Sun 4:36 PM | 510 km | 317 miles | 275 nm |  NW |
| Alice Springs | Sun 4:36 PM | 831 km | 516 miles | 449 nm |  S |
| Dili | Sun 4:06 PM | 1213 km | 754 miles | 655 nm | NW |
| Cairns | Sun 5:06 PM | 1300 km | 808 miles | 702 nm |  E |
| Port Moresby | Sun 5:06 PM | 1651 km | 1026 miles | 891 nm |  ENE |
| Manokwari | Sun 4:06 PM | 1696 km | 1054 miles | 916 nm |  N |
| Jayapura | Sun 4:06 PM | 1699 km | 1056 miles | 917 nm |  NNE |
| Eucla | Sun 3:51 PM | 1780 km | 1106 miles | 961 nm |  SSW |
| Makassar | Sun 3:06 PM | 1975 km | 1227 miles | 1066 nm | NW |
| Adelaide * | Sun 5:36 PM | 2134 km | 1326 miles | 1152 nm |  SSE |
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