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 13, 2012 at 09:00:00 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: 69%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 09:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 00' | South |
| Longitude: | 67° 41' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.06 meters/second, 1497.8 km/hour, 930.7 miles/hour or 808.8 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' 24.3" | 15.51 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.2" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.51 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 23.3" | 930.43 mi | west | 0° 04' 10.2" | 4.78 mi | south | 930.23 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 13' 01.3" | 918.20 mi | east | 0° 59' 44.0" | 68.50 mi | south | 917.65 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 |
|---|
| Sucre | Tue 5:00 AM | 334 km | 208 miles | 180 nm |  NE |
| Salta | Tue 6:00 AM | 479 km | 298 miles | 259 nm |  SSE |
| La Paz | Tue 5:00 AM | 501 km | 311 miles | 270 nm |  N |
| Santa Cruz | Tue 5:00 AM | 592 km | 368 miles | 320 nm | NE |
| Arequipa | Tue 4:00 AM | 650 km | 404 miles | 351 nm |  NW |
| Tucumán | Tue 6:00 AM | 691 km | 430 miles | 373 nm | SSE |
| Asuncion * | Tue 6:00 AM | 1132 km | 703 miles | 611 nm |  ESE |
| Córdoba | Tue 6:00 AM | 1205 km | 749 miles | 651 nm | SSE |
| Mendoza | Tue 6:00 AM | 1323 km | 822 miles | 714 nm |  S |
| Lima | Tue 4:00 AM | 1405 km | 873 miles | 759 nm | NW |
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