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.
View Day and Night Map
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:24:00 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: 82%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 60' | South |
| Longitude: | 136° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.54 meters/second, 1618.3 km/hour, 1005.6 miles/hour or 873.8 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' 32.7" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 43.7" | 1005.58 mi | west | 0° 11' 19.10" | 12.98 mi | north | 1005.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 48' 26.5" | 747.16 mi | east | 4° 30' 19.6" | 309.58 mi | north | 808.99 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 |
|---|
| Manokwari | Thu 8:24 PM | 348 km | 216 miles | 188 nm |  WNW |
| Jayapura | Thu 8:24 PM | 419 km | 260 miles | 226 nm |  E |
| Ambon | Thu 8:24 PM | 996 km | 619 miles | 538 nm |  W |
| Melekeok | Thu 8:24 PM | 1082 km | 672 miles | 584 nm |  NNW |
| Darwin | Thu 8:54 PM | 1341 km | 833 miles | 724 nm |  SSW |
| Port Moresby | Thu 9:24 PM | 1399 km | 869 miles | 755 nm |  SE |
| Manado | Thu 7:24 PM | 1405 km | 873 miles | 759 nm | WNW |
| Dili | Thu 8:24 PM | 1457 km | 905 miles | 787 nm |  WSW |
| Gorontalo | Thu 7:24 PM | 1574 km | 978 miles | 850 nm | W |
| Davao | Thu 7:24 PM | 1613 km | 1002 miles | 871 nm |  NW |
Advertising
Astronomy calculators
More information
Related time zone tools
