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, January 8, 2012 at 02:36:00 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: 98%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 6:14 AM
Next phase	Full Moon	Monday, January 9, 2012 at 7:30 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 02:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 43'	North
Longitude:	53° 13'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.94 meters/second, 1497.4 km/hour, 930.4 miles/hour or 808.5 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' 28.2"	15.51 mi	west	0° 00' 03.3"	0.07 mi	south	15.51 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 20.2"	930.15 mi	west	0° 03' 29.1"	4.00 mi	south	930.34 mi
24 hours	12° 38' 44.0"	812.81 mi	east	1° 56' 05.0"	133.11 mi	south	828.85 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Sat 10:36 PM	1040 km	646 miles	562 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Sat 10:36 PM	1098 km	682 miles	593 nm	SW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Sat 10:36 PM	1111 km	690 miles	600 nm	WSW
Roseau	Sat 10:36 PM	1117 km	694 miles	603 nm	SW
Fort-de-France	Sat 10:36 PM	1145 km	711 miles	618 nm	SW
Bridgetown	Sat 10:36 PM	1171 km	728 miles	632 nm	SW
Castries	Sat 10:36 PM	1185 km	736 miles	640 nm	SW
Kingstown	Sat 10:36 PM	1273 km	791 miles	688 nm	SW
San Juan	Sat 10:36 PM	1396 km	868 miles	754 nm	WSW
Saint George's	Sat 10:36 PM	1401 km	871 miles	757 nm	SW