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 Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 03:08:00 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: 90%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 03:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 82° 32' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.01 meters/second, 1609.2 km/hour, 999.9 miles/hour or 868.9 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' 29.1" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.1" | 0.25 mi | south | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 14.0" | 999.87 mi | west | 0° 13' 05.9" | 15.00 mi | south | 1000.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 27' 20.9" | 859.67 mi | east | 5° 22' 01.1" | 368.78 mi | south | 936.78 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 |
|---|
| David | Tue 10:08 PM | 503 km | 313 miles | 272 nm |  N |
| Quito | Tue 10:08 PM | 639 km | 397 miles | 345 nm |  SE |
| Panama | Tue 10:08 PM | 656 km | 407 miles | 354 nm |  NNE |
| Cali | Tue 10:08 PM | 672 km | 417 miles | 363 nm |  E |
| San Jose | Tue 9:08 PM | 691 km | 429 miles | 373 nm |  NNW |
| Guayaquil | Tue 10:08 PM | 735 km | 457 miles | 397 nm |  SSE |
| Medellin | Tue 10:08 PM | 812 km | 504 miles | 438 nm |  ENE |
| Bogota | Tue 10:08 PM | 941 km | 585 miles | 508 nm | E |
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 9:08 PM | 948 km | 589 miles | 512 nm |  SW |
| Masaya | Tue 9:08 PM | 978 km | 607 miles | 528 nm | NNW |
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