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, March 12, 2013 at 03:34:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%

Previous phase	New Moon	Monday, March 11, 2013 at 7:51 PM
Next phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 5:27 PM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 03:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 01'	North
Longitude:	130° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.71 meters/second, 1615.4 km/hour, 1003.7 miles/hour or 872.2 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' 31.1"	16.73 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 07.9"	1003.74 mi	west	0° 11' 34.4"	13.25 mi	north	1003.76 mi
24 hours	11° 28' 24.9"	793.21 mi	east	4° 29' 51.9"	309.07 mi	north	849.52 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
Sofifi	Tue 12:34 PM	380 km	236 miles	205 nm	WSW
Ternate	Tue 12:34 PM	396 km	246 miles	214 nm	WSW
Manokwari	Tue 12:34 PM	488 km	303 miles	264 nm	SE
Manado	Tue 11:34 AM	659 km	409 miles	356 nm	W
Ambon	Tue 12:34 PM	692 km	430 miles	374 nm	SSW
Melekeok	Tue 12:34 PM	745 km	463 miles	402 nm	NE
Davao	Tue 11:34 AM	798 km	496 miles	431 nm	NW
Gorontalo	Tue 11:34 AM	869 km	540 miles	469 nm	W
Kendari	Tue 11:34 AM	1128 km	701 miles	609 nm	SW
Jayapura	Tue 12:34 PM	1218 km	757 miles	658 nm	ESE