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, February 6, 2012 at 05:28:00 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: 96%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, February 6, 2012 at 05:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 101° 10' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.82 meters/second, 1536.5 km/hour, 954.8 miles/hour or 829.7 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" | 15.91 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.91 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 34.4" | 954.56 mi | west | 0° 08' 08.5" | 9.33 mi | south | 954.96 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 30' 00.4" | 824.31 mi | east | 3° 42' 43.4" | 255.26 mi | south | 870.41 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 |
|---|
| Acapulco | Sun 11:28 PM | 155 km | 97 miles | 84 nm |  ESE |
| Morelia | Sun 11:28 PM | 232 km | 144 miles | 125 nm |  N |
| Mexico City | Sun 11:28 PM | 294 km | 183 miles | 159 nm |  NE |
| Colima | Sun 11:28 PM | 325 km | 202 miles | 176 nm |  NW |
| Leon | Sun 11:28 PM | 398 km | 247 miles | 215 nm | N |
| Guadalajara | Sun 11:28 PM | 409 km | 254 miles | 221 nm |  NNW |
| Oaxaca | Sun 11:28 PM | 476 km | 296 miles | 257 nm |  E |
| Aguascalientes | Sun 11:28 PM | 485 km | 301 miles | 262 nm | NNW |
| San Luis Potosi | Sun 11:28 PM | 504 km | 313 miles | 272 nm | N |
| Puerto Vallarta | Sun 11:28 PM | 542 km | 337 miles | 293 nm | NW |
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