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 Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 01:26:00 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: 25%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 01:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 00' | South |
| Longitude: | 95° 12' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.82 meters/second, 1586.9 km/hour, 986.1 miles/hour or 856.9 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' 28.4" | 16.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 20.2" | 985.94 mi | west | 0° 11' 11.3" | 12.82 mi | south | 985.73 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 04' 35.5" | 890.86 mi | east | 4° 13' 19.6" | 290.24 mi | south | 930.67 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 |
|---|
| Bantam | Sun 7:56 AM | 299 km | 186 miles | 161 nm |  SE |
| Bengkulu | Sun 8:26 AM | 1040 km | 646 miles | 561 nm |  NE |
| Palembang | Sun 8:26 AM | 1311 km | 815 miles | 708 nm | NE |
| Jakarta | Sun 8:26 AM | 1350 km | 839 miles | 729 nm |  ENE |
| Bandung | Sun 8:26 AM | 1408 km | 875 miles | 760 nm | ENE |
| Medan | Sun 8:26 AM | 1550 km | 963 miles | 837 nm |  NNE |
| Singapore | Sun 9:26 AM | 1574 km | 978 miles | 850 nm | NE |
| Kuala Lumpur | Sun 9:26 AM | 1622 km | 1008 miles | 876 nm | NNE |
| Pontianak | Sun 8:26 AM | 1916 km | 1191 miles | 1035 nm | NE |
| Malang | Sun 8:26 AM | 1943 km | 1207 miles | 1049 nm |  E |
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