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 03:38:00 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%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 03:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 38' | North |
| Longitude: | 121° 34' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.49 meters/second, 1607.4 km/hour, 998.8 miles/hour or 867.9 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" | 16.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.1" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 26.4" | 998.70 mi | west | 0° 12' 16.2" | 14.06 mi | south | 998.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 57' 33.3" | 823.29 mi | east | 5° 05' 02.8" | 349.35 mi | south | 896.67 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 |
|---|
| Mazatlan * | Mon 9:38 PM | 2535 km | 1575 miles | 1369 nm |  NE |
| Guadalajara * | Mon 10:38 PM | 2576 km | 1601 miles | 1391 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Mon 8:38 PM | 2823 km | 1754 miles | 1524 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City * | Mon 10:38 PM | 2869 km | 1783 miles | 1549 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles * | Mon 8:38 PM | 3164 km | 1966 miles | 1708 nm |  N |
| Phoenix | Mon 8:38 PM | 3232 km | 2008 miles | 1745 nm | NNE |
| Las Vegas * | Mon 8:38 PM | 3440 km | 2137 miles | 1857 nm | N |
| Adamstown | Mon 7:38 PM | 3521 km | 2188 miles | 1901 nm |  SSW |
| Guatemala | Mon 9:38 PM | 3538 km | 2198 miles | 1910 nm |  ENE |
| San Francisco * | Mon 8:38 PM | 3559 km | 2211 miles | 1922 nm | N |
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