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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 Moon symbol symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun Sun symbol symbolizes the position of the sun.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 36%
Previous phaseThird QuarterThursday, December 6, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Next phaseNew MoonThursday, December 13, 2012 at 8:42 AM

Position of the Moon

On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 23:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 4° 58' South
Longitude: 111° 56' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.90 meters/second, 1608.8 km/hour, 999.7 miles/hour or 868.7 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.2"16.66 miwest0° 00' 11.8"0.23 misouth16.66 mi
1 hour14° 30' 16.9"999.61 miwest0° 11' 52.2"13.60 misouth999.55 mi
24 hours12° 12' 40.5"841.56 mieast4° 39' 28.8"320.12 misouth896.74 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
KudusSat 6:26 AM235 km146 miles127 nmSouth-southwest SSW
SurabayaSat 6:26 AM269 km167 miles145 nmSouth-southeast SSE
SemarangSat 6:26 AM280 km174 miles151 nmSouthwest SW
MadiunSat 6:26 AM296 km184 miles160 nmSouth S
SurakartaSat 6:26 AM309 km192 miles167 nmSouth-southwest SSW
KediriSat 6:26 AM326 km203 miles176 nmSouth S
PekalonganSat 6:26 AM334 km207 miles180 nmSouthwest SW
MalangSat 6:26 AM345 km215 miles187 nmSouth-southeast SSE
BanjarmasinSat 7:26 AM347 km215 miles187 nmEast-northeast ENE
YogyakartaSat 6:26 AM358 km222 miles193 nmSouth-southwest SSW
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