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 Monday, November 19, 2012 at 07:26:00 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: 36%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 07:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 141° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.30 meters/second, 1574.3 km/hour, 978.2 miles/hour or 850.0 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' 28.8" | 16.30 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.30 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 53.7" | 978.14 mi | west | 0° 10' 00.5" | 11.47 mi | north | 978.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 03' 48.2" | 814.83 mi | east | 4° 12' 52.0" | 289.68 mi | north | 870.32 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 |
|---|
| Cairns | Mon 5:26 PM | 659 km | 409 miles | 356 nm |  SE |
| Port Moresby | Mon 5:26 PM | 687 km | 427 miles | 371 nm |  ENE |
| Lae | Mon 5:26 PM | 860 km | 535 miles | 465 nm |  NE |
| Jayapura | Mon 4:26 PM | 1105 km | 687 miles | 597 nm |  N |
| Darwin | Mon 4:56 PM | 1180 km | 733 miles | 637 nm |  W |
| Alice Springs | Mon 4:56 PM | 1492 km | 927 miles | 806 nm |  SSW |
| Manokwari | Mon 4:26 PM | 1536 km | 955 miles | 830 nm |  NNW |
| Dili | Mon 4:26 PM | 1817 km | 1129 miles | 981 nm |  WNW |
| Honiara | Mon 6:26 PM | 2023 km | 1257 miles | 1092 nm |  E |
| Brisbane | Mon 5:26 PM | 2037 km | 1265 miles | 1100 nm |  SSE |
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