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 Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10:50:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 32' | South |
| Longitude: | 69° 43' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.84 meters/second, 1536.6 km/hour, 954.8 miles/hour or 829.7 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' 28.2" | 15.91 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.15 mi | north | 15.91 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 18.4" | 954.67 mi | west | 0° 07' 41.5" | 8.82 mi | north | 955.04 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 16' 56.5" | 810.29 mi | east | 3° 26' 23.6" | 236.54 mi | north | 850.97 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 |
|---|
| Arica * | Fri 7:50 AM | 125 km | 77 miles | 67 nm |  SSW |
| La Paz | Fri 6:50 AM | 203 km | 126 miles | 109 nm |  NE |
| Arequipa | Fri 5:50 AM | 230 km | 143 miles | 124 nm |  WNW |
| Sucre | Fri 6:50 AM | 499 km | 310 miles | 269 nm |  ESE |
| Rio Branco | Fri 6:50 AM | 859 km | 534 miles | 464 nm |  NNE |
| Salta | Fri 7:50 AM | 919 km | 571 miles | 496 nm |  SSE |
| Lima | Fri 5:50 AM | 994 km | 618 miles | 537 nm |  NW |
| Asuncion | Fri 6:50 AM | 1516 km | 942 miles | 819 nm |  SE |
| Córdoba | Fri 7:50 AM | 1637 km | 1017 miles | 884 nm | SSE |
| Santiago * | Fri 7:50 AM | 1765 km | 1096 miles | 953 nm |  S |
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