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 15:48:00 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: 19%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, April 16, 2012 at 15:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 45' | South |
| Longitude: | 107° 14' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.63 meters/second, 1615.1 km/hour, 1003.5 miles/hour or 872.1 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" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 24.7" | 1003.54 mi | west | 0° 11' 18.3" | 12.95 mi | north | 1003.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 29' 51.7" | 723.71 mi | east | 4° 32' 50.7" | 312.47 mi | north | 789.77 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 9:48 AM | 2006 km | 1246 miles | 1083 nm |  ENE |
| Easter Island * | Mon 10:48 AM | 2482 km | 1542 miles | 1340 nm |  S |
| Acapulco * | Mon 10:48 AM | 2520 km | 1566 miles | 1361 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City * | Mon 10:48 AM | 2817 km | 1750 miles | 1521 nm | NNE |
| Guatemala | Mon 9:48 AM | 2825 km | 1755 miles | 1525 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Mon 9:48 AM | 2852 km | 1772 miles | 1540 nm | NE |
| Managua | Mon 9:48 AM | 2980 km | 1852 miles | 1609 nm | NE |
| Tegucigalpa | Mon 9:48 AM | 3036 km | 1886 miles | 1639 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Mon 9:48 AM | 3037 km | 1887 miles | 1640 nm | ENE |
| Belmopan | Mon 9:48 AM | 3168 km | 1969 miles | 1711 nm | NE |
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