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 Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 18:34:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%

Previous phase	New Moon	Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:19 AM
Next phase	First Quarter	Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 9:58 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 18:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 13'	North
Longitude:	95° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.95 meters/second, 1555.0 km/hour, 966.2 miles/hour or 839.6 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' 32.5"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 07.5"	0.14 mi	north	16.11 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 36.5"	966.06 mi	west	0° 07' 28.6"	8.57 mi	north	965.79 mi
24 hours	11° 06' 56.8"	738.44 mi	east	2° 38' 37.1"	181.82 mi	north	755.42 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
Oaxaca *	Sat 1:34 PM	202 km	126 miles	109 nm	WNW
Tuxtla Gutierrez *	Sat 1:34 PM	214 km	133 miles	116 nm	ENE
Veracruz *	Sat 1:34 PM	349 km	217 miles	188 nm	NNW
Escuintla	Sat 12:34 PM	504 km	313 miles	272 nm	ESE
Guatemala	Sat 12:34 PM	516 km	320 miles	278 nm	ESE
Acapulco *	Sat 1:34 PM	526 km	327 miles	284 nm	W
Mexico City *	Sat 1:34 PM	560 km	348 miles	302 nm	NW
Santa Ana	Sat 12:34 PM	640 km	397 miles	345 nm	ESE
Belmopan	Sat 12:34 PM	678 km	422 miles	366 nm	E
San Salvador	Sat 12:34 PM	688 km	428 miles	372 nm	ESE