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 Monday, January 9, 2012 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 Monday, January 9, 2012 at 05:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 30' | North |
| Longitude: | 79° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.13 meters/second, 1519.7 km/hour, 944.3 miles/hour or 820.5 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' 28.6" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.4" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 33.8" | 944.04 mi | west | 0° 06' 34.1" | 7.53 mi | south | 944.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 28' 28.9" | 813.58 mi | east | 3° 06' 43.9" | 214.05 mi | south | 848.40 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 |
|---|
| George Town (Cayman) | Mon 12:18 AM | 183 km | 114 miles | 99 nm |  W |
| Montego Bay | Mon 12:18 AM | 215 km | 134 miles | 116 nm |  ESE |
| Camagüey | Mon 12:18 AM | 276 km | 171 miles | 149 nm |  NE |
| May Pen | Mon 12:18 AM | 305 km | 189 miles | 165 nm | ESE |
| Kingston | Mon 12:18 AM | 344 km | 214 miles | 186 nm | ESE |
| Holguín | Mon 12:18 AM | 386 km | 240 miles | 209 nm |  ENE |
| Santiago de Cuba | Mon 12:18 AM | 405 km | 251 miles | 218 nm |  E |
| Havana | Mon 12:18 AM | 492 km | 306 miles | 266 nm |  NW |
| Key West | Mon 12:18 AM | 603 km | 375 miles | 326 nm |  NNW |
| Nassau | Mon 12:18 AM | 659 km | 410 miles | 356 nm |  NNE |
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