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 Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 05:18:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 05:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 29' | North |
| Longitude: | 86° 23' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.07 meters/second, 1490.7 km/hour, 926.2 miles/hour or 804.9 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' 29.0" | 15.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | north | 15.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 07.8" | 925.94 mi | west | 0° 00' 53.6" | 1.03 mi | north | 925.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 26' 35.4" | 795.47 mi | east | 0° 10' 26.0" | 11.97 mi | south | 796.06 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 |
|---|
| Cancún | Fri 11:18 PM | 155 km | 96 miles | 84 nm |  SSW |
| Playa del Carmen | Fri 11:18 PM | 218 km | 136 miles | 118 nm | SSW |
| Cozumel | Fri 11:18 PM | 228 km | 141 miles | 123 nm | SSW |
| Merida | Fri 11:18 PM | 375 km | 233 miles | 203 nm |  WSW |
| Havana | Sat 12:18 AM | 416 km | 259 miles | 225 nm |  E |
| Chetumal | Fri 11:18 PM | 485 km | 302 miles | 262 nm | SSW |
| Key West | Sat 12:18 AM | 522 km | 325 miles | 282 nm |  ENE |
| Orange Walk Town | Fri 11:18 PM | 539 km | 335 miles | 291 nm | SSW |
| Belize City | Fri 11:18 PM | 584 km | 363 miles | 315 nm | SSW |
| Naples | Sat 12:18 AM | 616 km | 383 miles | 333 nm |  NE |
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