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 Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 20:48:00 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: 18%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 20:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 81° 19' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.36 meters/second, 1502.5 km/hour, 933.6 miles/hour or 811.3 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' 30.1" | 15.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.6" | 0.03 mi | south | 15.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 13.9" | 933.32 mi | west | 0° 01' 37.8" | 1.87 mi | south | 933.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 54' 21.10" | 766.25 mi | east | 1° 07' 43.2" | 77.65 mi | south | 773.08 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 |
|---|
| Havana * | Wed 4:48 PM | 207 km | 129 miles | 112 nm |  NNW |
| George Town (Cayman) | Wed 3:48 PM | 244 km | 152 miles | 132 nm |  S |
| Key West * | Wed 4:48 PM | 338 km | 210 miles | 183 nm |  N |
| Camagüey * | Wed 4:48 PM | 353 km | 220 miles | 191 nm |  E |
| Miami * | Wed 4:48 PM | 483 km | 300 miles | 261 nm |  NNE |
| Hialeah * | Wed 4:48 PM | 489 km | 304 miles | 264 nm | NNE |
| Montego Bay | Wed 3:48 PM | 493 km | 306 miles | 266 nm |  SE |
| Hollywood * | Wed 4:48 PM | 510 km | 317 miles | 275 nm | NNE |
| Naples * | Wed 4:48 PM | 512 km | 318 miles | 276 nm | N |
| Fort Lauderdale * | Wed 4:48 PM | 523 km | 325 miles | 282 nm | NNE |
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