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 Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 02:24:00 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: 68%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 9:58 AM
Next phase	Full Moon	Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 3:35 AM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 02:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 54'	North
Longitude:	103° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.31 meters/second, 1606.7 km/hour, 998.4 miles/hour or 867.6 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' 30.4"	16.64 mi	west	0° 00' 12.1"	0.23 mi	south	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 28.0"	998.29 mi	west	0° 12' 12.8"	13.99 mi	south	998.57 mi
24 hours	11° 56' 36.4"	821.84 mi	east	5° 04' 00.9"	348.17 mi	south	895.01 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
Acapulco *	Mon 9:24 PM	1279 km	795 miles	690 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Mon 9:24 PM	1576 km	979 miles	851 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Mon 9:24 PM	1635 km	1016 miles	883 nm	N
Veracruz *	Mon 9:24 PM	1680 km	1044 miles	907 nm	NNE
Leon *	Mon 9:24 PM	1703 km	1058 miles	920 nm	N
Guatemala	Mon 8:24 PM	1731 km	1076 miles	935 nm	NE
Galapagos Islands	Mon 8:24 PM	1735 km	1078 miles	937 nm	ESE
Aguascalientes *	Mon 9:24 PM	1772 km	1101 miles	957 nm	N
Santa Ana	Mon 8:24 PM	1787 km	1111 miles	965 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Mon 8:24 PM	1806 km	1122 miles	975 nm	ENE