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 Friday, March 9, 2012 at 08:44:00 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%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, March 9, 2012 at 08:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 118° 21' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.56 meters/second, 1604.0 km/hour, 996.7 miles/hour or 866.1 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' 27.9" | 16.61 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.5" | 0.26 mi | south | 16.61 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 55.3" | 996.59 mi | west | 0° 13' 31.1" | 15.49 mi | south | 996.53 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 00' 57.6" | 896.74 mi | east | 5° 13' 17.7" | 358.86 mi | south | 961.29 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Fri 12:44 AM | 2535 km | 1575 miles | 1369 nm |  SSW |
| Easter Island * | Fri 3:44 AM | 2607 km | 1620 miles | 1408 nm |  SSE |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 2:44 AM | 3229 km | 2007 miles | 1744 nm |  E |
| Mexico City | Fri 2:44 AM | 3439 km | 2137 miles | 1857 nm |  NE |
| Papeete | Thu 10:44 PM | 3664 km | 2277 miles | 1978 nm |  WSW |
| Guatemala | Fri 2:44 AM | 3769 km | 2342 miles | 2035 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Fri 2:44 AM | 3838 km | 2385 miles | 2072 nm |  ENE |
| Hermosillo | Fri 1:44 AM | 3870 km | 2404 miles | 2089 nm |  NNE |
| Managua | Fri 2:44 AM | 4035 km | 2507 miles | 2179 nm | ENE |
| Tegucigalpa | Fri 2:44 AM | 4042 km | 2512 miles | 2183 nm | ENE |
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