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 Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 03:56:00 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: 2%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 03:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 11' | South |
| Longitude: | 101° 06' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.22 meters/second, 1502.0 km/hour, 933.3 miles/hour or 811.0 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' 22.0" | 15.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 05.8" | 933.03 mi | west | 0° 03' 41.6" | 4.24 mi | south | 932.85 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 18' 21.1" | 993.87 mi | east | 0° 45' 17.4" | 51.93 mi | south | 992.79 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 |
|---|
| Bandung | Wed 10:56 AM | 1626 km | 1010 miles | 878 nm |  NNE |
| Jakarta | Wed 10:56 AM | 1671 km | 1038 miles | 902 nm | NNE |
| Bengkulu | Wed 10:56 AM | 1817 km | 1129 miles | 981 nm |  N |
| Malang | Wed 10:56 AM | 1843 km | 1145 miles | 995 nm |  NE |
| Surabaya | Wed 10:56 AM | 1902 km | 1182 miles | 1027 nm | NE |
| Palembang | Wed 10:56 AM | 1942 km | 1207 miles | 1049 nm | NNE |
| Perth | Wed 11:56 AM | 1967 km | 1222 miles | 1062 nm |  SE |
| Denpasar | Wed 11:56 AM | 1983 km | 1232 miles | 1071 nm | NE |
| Singapore | Wed 11:56 AM | 2393 km | 1487 miles | 1292 nm | N |
| Pontianak | Wed 10:56 AM | 2403 km | 1493 miles | 1297 nm | NNE |
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