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 Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 10:34:00 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: 61%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 10:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 08' | South |
| Longitude: | 78° 59' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.26 meters/second, 1509.3 km/hour, 937.9 miles/hour or 815.0 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' 26.1" | 15.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.1" | 0.10 mi | north | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 10.2" | 937.65 mi | west | 0° 05' 11.9" | 5.96 mi | north | 937.93 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 07' 46.9" | 852.84 mi | east | 2° 34' 33.6" | 177.19 mi | north | 877.62 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 |
|---|
| Lima | Thu 5:34 AM | 918 km | 570 miles | 496 nm |  NNE |
| La Paz | Thu 6:34 AM | 1215 km | 755 miles | 656 nm |  ENE |
| Sucre | Thu 6:34 AM | 1444 km | 897 miles | 780 nm |  E |
| Santiago * | Thu 7:34 AM | 1688 km | 1049 miles | 911 nm |  SSE |
| Córdoba | Thu 7:34 AM | 1938 km | 1204 miles | 1046 nm |  SE |
| Guayaquil | Thu 5:34 AM | 1985 km | 1233 miles | 1072 nm |  N |
| Quito | Thu 5:34 AM | 2203 km | 1369 miles | 1189 nm | N |
| Asuncion | Thu 6:34 AM | 2263 km | 1406 miles | 1222 nm |  ESE |
| Galapagos Islands | Thu 4:34 AM | 2422 km | 1505 miles | 1308 nm |  NNW |
| Buenos Aires | Thu 7:34 AM | 2583 km | 1605 miles | 1395 nm | SE |
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