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 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 03:46:00 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: 7%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 03:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 58' | South |
| Longitude: | 88° 39' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.62 meters/second, 1525.0 km/hour, 947.6 miles/hour or 823.4 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' 23.7" | 15.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.1" | 0.14 mi | south | 15.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 44.1" | 947.35 mi | west | 0° 07' 02.1" | 8.07 mi | south | 947.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 50' 46.2" | 976.99 mi | east | 2° 12' 10.2" | 151.52 mi | south | 982.40 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 |
|---|
| Diego Garcia | Tue 9:46 AM | 2117 km | 1315 miles | 1143 nm |  WNW |
| Jakarta | Tue 10:46 AM | 2367 km | 1471 miles | 1278 nm |  ENE |
| Bandung | Tue 10:46 AM | 2392 km | 1487 miles | 1292 nm | ENE |
| Singapore | Tue 11:46 AM | 2703 km | 1680 miles | 1460 nm |  NE |
| Kuala Lumpur | Tue 11:46 AM | 2738 km | 1701 miles | 1478 nm |  NNE |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Tue 9:16 AM | 2911 km | 1809 miles | 1572 nm |  NNW |
| Male | Tue 8:46 AM | 2959 km | 1839 miles | 1598 nm |  NW |
| Pontianak | Tue 10:46 AM | 3011 km | 1871 miles | 1626 nm | NE |
| Denpasar | Tue 11:46 AM | 3054 km | 1897 miles | 1649 nm | ENE |
| Perth | Tue 11:46 AM | 3141 km | 1951 miles | 1696 nm |  SE |
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