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 19, 2012 at 07:52:00 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: 41%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 07:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 33' | South |
| Longitude: | 139° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.48 meters/second, 1618.1 km/hour, 1005.5 miles/hour or 873.7 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' 32.0" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 08.1" | 1005.46 mi | west | 0° 11' 34.9" | 13.26 mi | north | 1005.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 11.9" | 759.97 mi | east | 4° 32' 39.8" | 312.26 mi | north | 821.16 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 |
|---|
| Jayapura | Wed 4:52 PM | 242 km | 150 miles | 131 nm |  SSE |
| Manokwari | Wed 4:52 PM | 638 km | 396 miles | 344 nm |  W |
| Melekeok | Wed 4:52 PM | 1059 km | 658 miles | 572 nm |  NNW |
| Port Moresby | Wed 5:52 PM | 1281 km | 796 miles | 692 nm |  SE |
| Darwin | Wed 5:22 PM | 1646 km | 1023 miles | 889 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 5:52 PM | 1646 km | 1023 miles | 889 nm |  NNE |
| Manado | Wed 3:52 PM | 1679 km | 1043 miles | 906 nm | W |
| Davao | Wed 3:52 PM | 1786 km | 1110 miles | 964 nm |  WNW |
| Dili | Wed 4:52 PM | 1806 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm |  WSW |
| Gorontalo | Wed 3:52 PM | 1866 km | 1159 miles | 1007 nm | W |
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