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 Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 07:38:00 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 Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 07:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 02' | South |
| Longitude: | 94° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.93 meters/second, 1533.3 km/hour, 952.8 miles/hour or 827.9 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' 23.9" | 15.88 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.0" | 0.17 mi | south | 15.88 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 00.6" | 952.54 mi | west | 0° 09' 00.2" | 10.32 mi | south | 952.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 35' 09.6" | 964.83 mi | east | 2° 59' 12.5" | 205.44 mi | south | 978.47 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 1:38 AM | 1865 km | 1159 miles | 1007 nm |  NNE |
| Easter Island * | Sun 2:38 AM | 1883 km | 1170 miles | 1017 nm |  SW |
| Lima | Sun 2:38 AM | 1969 km | 1223 miles | 1063 nm |  ENE |
| Guayaquil | Sun 2:38 AM | 2295 km | 1426 miles | 1239 nm |  NE |
| Quito | Sun 2:38 AM | 2561 km | 1592 miles | 1383 nm | NE |
| La Paz | Sun 3:38 AM | 2819 km | 1752 miles | 1522 nm |  E |
| Santiago * | Sun 4:38 AM | 3005 km | 1867 miles | 1623 nm |  SE |
| Sucre | Sun 3:38 AM | 3109 km | 1932 miles | 1679 nm | E |
| San Jose | Sun 1:38 AM | 3198 km | 1987 miles | 1727 nm | NNE |
| Bogota | Sun 2:38 AM | 3290 km | 2044 miles | 1776 nm | NE |
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