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 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 04:52:00 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: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 04:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 99° 49' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.20 meters/second, 1581.1 km/hour, 982.5 miles/hour or 853.7 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' 29.0" | 16.37 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.38 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 06.9" | 982.35 mi | west | 0° 11' 21.5" | 13.01 mi | south | 982.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 21' 27.1" | 838.07 mi | east | 4° 51' 19.9" | 333.72 mi | south | 907.75 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 | Mon 10:52 PM | 605 km | 376 miles | 327 nm |  N |
| Oaxaca | Mon 10:52 PM | 712 km | 442 miles | 385 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Mon 10:52 PM | 893 km | 555 miles | 482 nm | N |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez | Mon 10:52 PM | 937 km | 582 miles | 506 nm |  NE |
| Veracruz | Mon 10:52 PM | 948 km | 589 miles | 512 nm | NNE |
| Guatemala | Mon 10:52 PM | 1069 km | 664 miles | 577 nm |  ENE |
| Guadalajara | Mon 10:52 PM | 1095 km | 680 miles | 591 nm |  NNW |
| Leon | Mon 10:52 PM | 1101 km | 684 miles | 595 nm | N |
| Santa Ana | Mon 10:52 PM | 1152 km | 716 miles | 622 nm | ENE |
| Puerto Vallarta | Mon 10:52 PM | 1174 km | 729 miles | 634 nm | NNW |
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