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 Monday, April 16, 2012 at 14:18:00 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: 20%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Next phase	New Moon	Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:19 AM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 16, 2012 at 14:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 02'	South
Longitude:	85° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.41 meters/second, 1614.3 km/hour, 1003.1 miles/hour or 871.6 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' 33.3"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 21.4"	1003.05 mi	west	0° 11' 17.2"	12.93 mi	north	1003.28 mi
24 hours	10° 30' 50.8"	724.53 mi	east	4° 32' 43.3"	312.33 mi	north	790.60 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	Mon 8:18 AM	653 km	406 miles	352 nm	NW
Guayaquil	Mon 9:18 AM	685 km	426 miles	370 nm	ENE
Quito	Mon 9:18 AM	932 km	579 miles	503 nm	NE
Lima	Mon 9:18 AM	1205 km	749 miles	651 nm	SE
Cali	Mon 9:18 AM	1359 km	845 miles	734 nm	NE
Bogota	Mon 9:18 AM	1651 km	1026 miles	891 nm	NE
Medellin	Mon 9:18 AM	1656 km	1029 miles	894 nm	NE
San Jose	Mon 8:18 AM	1661 km	1032 miles	897 nm	N
Panama	Mon 9:18 AM	1682 km	1045 miles	908 nm	NNE
Managua	Mon 8:18 AM	1902 km	1182 miles	1027 nm	N