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 04:46:00 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: 2%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 04:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 14' | South |
| Longitude: | 89° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.06 meters/second, 1501.4 km/hour, 932.9 miles/hour or 810.7 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" | 15.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.5" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 03.5" | 932.68 mi | west | 0° 03' 34.0" | 4.09 mi | south | 932.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 18' 48.1" | 994.03 mi | east | 0° 42' 06.7" | 48.29 mi | south | 992.93 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 | Wed 10:46 AM | 2298 km | 1428 miles | 1241 nm |  NW |
| Jakarta | Wed 11:46 AM | 2466 km | 1532 miles | 1332 nm |  NE |
| Bandung | Wed 11:46 AM | 2479 km | 1540 miles | 1338 nm | NE |
| Singapore | Wed 12:46 PM | 2871 km | 1784 miles | 1550 nm | NE |
| Kuala Lumpur | Wed 12:46 PM | 2926 km | 1818 miles | 1580 nm |  NNE |
| Perth | Wed 12:46 PM | 2961 km | 1840 miles | 1599 nm |  ESE |
| Denpasar | Wed 12:46 PM | 3085 km | 1917 miles | 1666 nm |  ENE |
| Pontianak | Wed 11:46 AM | 3138 km | 1950 miles | 1694 nm | NE |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Wed 10:16 AM | 3164 km | 1966 miles | 1708 nm |  NNW |
| Male | Wed 9:46 AM | 3194 km | 1985 miles | 1725 nm | NW |
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