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, December 10, 2012 at 23:36:00 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 Monday, December 10, 2012 at 23:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 27' | South |
| Longitude: | 148° 39' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.00 meters/second, 1530.0 km/hour, 950.7 miles/hour or 826.1 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' 24.1" | 15.85 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.85 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 05.6" | 950.44 mi | west | 0° 07' 32.0" | 8.64 mi | south | 950.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 43' 36.2" | 971.89 mi | east | 2° 25' 39.9" | 166.99 mi | south | 979.45 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 | Tue 9:36 AM | 311 km | 193 miles | 168 nm |  W |
| Port Moresby | Tue 9:36 AM | 899 km | 559 miles | 485 nm |  N |
| Brisbane | Tue 9:36 AM | 1197 km | 744 miles | 646 nm |  SSE |
| Honiara | Tue 10:36 AM | 1511 km | 939 miles | 816 nm |  NE |
| Alice Springs | Tue 9:06 AM | 1688 km | 1049 miles | 911 nm |  WSW |
| Sydney * | Tue 10:36 AM | 1836 km | 1141 miles | 991 nm |  S |
| Jayapura | Tue 8:36 AM | 1864 km | 1158 miles | 1006 nm |  NNW |
| Canberra * | Tue 10:36 AM | 1976 km | 1228 miles | 1067 nm | S |
| Darwin | Tue 9:06 AM | 1992 km | 1238 miles | 1076 nm |  WNW |
| Port Vila | Tue 10:36 AM | 2087 km | 1297 miles | 1127 nm |  E |
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