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 11, 2012 at 11:40:00 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: 71%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 11:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 33' | South |
| Longitude: | 108° 45' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.53 meters/second, 1492.3 km/hour, 927.3 miles/hour or 805.8 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" | 15.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.1" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 25.2" | 927.05 mi | west | 0° 02' 13.5" | 2.55 mi | north | 927.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 53' 41.5" | 894.11 mi | east | 1° 30' 17.7" | 103.54 mi | north | 904.57 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 |
|---|
| Easter Island * | Wed 6:40 AM | 616 km | 383 miles | 333 nm |  S |
| Adamstown | Wed 3:40 AM | 2216 km | 1377 miles | 1196 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 5:40 AM | 3089 km | 1919 miles | 1668 nm |  NE |
| Lima | Wed 6:40 AM | 3532 km | 2195 miles | 1907 nm |  ENE |
| Santiago * | Wed 8:40 AM | 3962 km | 2462 miles | 2139 nm |  ESE |
| Quito | Wed 6:40 AM | 4044 km | 2513 miles | 2183 nm | ENE |
| Papeete | Wed 1:40 AM | 4294 km | 2668 miles | 2319 nm |  W |
| La Paz | Wed 7:40 AM | 4301 km | 2673 miles | 2322 nm |  E |
| San Jose | Wed 5:40 AM | 4404 km | 2737 miles | 2378 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Wed 5:40 AM | 4446 km | 2763 miles | 2401 nm |  NNE |
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