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, April 10, 2012 at 07:40:00 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: 83%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 07:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 35' | South |
| Longitude: | 65° 43' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.83 meters/second, 1489.8 km/hour, 925.7 miles/hour or 804.4 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' 23.2" | 15.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.1" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 09.9" | 925.46 mi | west | 0° 01' 58.9" | 2.27 mi | south | 925.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 34' 17.9" | 937.39 mi | east | 0° 05' 12.8" | 5.98 mi | south | 937.13 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 |
|---|
| Potosi | Tue 3:40 AM | 222 km | 138 miles | 120 nm | N |
| Sucre | Tue 3:40 AM | 286 km | 178 miles | 155 nm | N |
| Salta | Tue 4:40 AM | 356 km | 221 miles | 192 nm | S |
| Santa Cruz | Tue 3:40 AM | 497 km | 309 miles | 269 nm | NNE |
| Tucumán | Tue 4:40 AM | 582 km | 362 miles | 314 nm | S |
| La Paz | Tue 3:40 AM | 618 km | 384 miles | 333 nm | NNW |
| Asuncion | Tue 3:40 AM | 921 km | 572 miles | 497 nm | ESE |
| Córdoba | Tue 4:40 AM | 1100 km | 684 miles | 594 nm | S |
| Mendoza | Tue 4:40 AM | 1291 km | 802 miles | 697 nm | SSW |
| Rosario | Tue 4:40 AM | 1354 km | 841 miles | 731 nm | SSE |
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