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 07:24:00 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: 26%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 07:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 09' | South |
| Longitude: | 129° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.11 meters/second, 1544.8 km/hour, 959.9 miles/hour or 834.1 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" | 16.00 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.00 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 39.3" | 959.77 mi | west | 0° 08' 17.3" | 9.50 mi | north | 960.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 54' 05.9" | 857.31 mi | east | 3° 40' 18.9" | 252.46 mi | north | 900.74 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 4:54 PM | 442 km | 275 miles | 239 nm |  NNE |
| Kupang | Sun 3:24 PM | 906 km | 563 miles | 489 nm |  NW |
| Dili | Sun 4:24 PM | 929 km | 577 miles | 502 nm |  NNW |
| Alice Springs | Sun 4:54 PM | 963 km | 598 miles | 520 nm |  SSE |
| Makassar | Sun 3:24 PM | 1627 km | 1011 miles | 878 nm | NW |
| Eucla | Sun 4:09 PM | 1719 km | 1068 miles | 928 nm |  S |
| Denpasar | Sun 3:24 PM | 1736 km | 1079 miles | 938 nm |  WNW |
| Cairns | Sun 5:24 PM | 1762 km | 1095 miles | 952 nm |  E |
| Manokwari | Sun 4:24 PM | 1771 km | 1100 miles | 956 nm | NNE |
| Jayapura | Sun 4:24 PM | 1959 km | 1217 miles | 1058 nm |  NE |
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