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, May 2, 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: 78%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 03:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 109° 36' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.23 meters/second, 1613.6 km/hour, 1002.7 miles/hour or 871.3 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' 29.7" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.1" | 0.25 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 38.9" | 1002.59 mi | west | 0° 13' 04.7" | 14.98 mi | south | 1002.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 22' 12.6" | 855.67 mi | east | 5° 16' 44.3" | 362.74 mi | south | 928.63 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 * | Tue 10:38 PM | 2091 km | 1299 miles | 1129 nm |  NNE |
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 9:38 PM | 2233 km | 1387 miles | 1206 nm |  E |
| Guadalajara * | Tue 10:38 PM | 2326 km | 1446 miles | 1256 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City * | Tue 10:38 PM | 2379 km | 1478 miles | 1285 nm | NNE |
| Aguascalientes * | Tue 10:38 PM | 2485 km | 1544 miles | 1342 nm | NNE |
| Veracruz * | Tue 10:38 PM | 2529 km | 1572 miles | 1366 nm |  NE |
| Mazatlan * | Tue 9:38 PM | 2531 km | 1573 miles | 1367 nm |  N |
| Guatemala | Tue 9:38 PM | 2612 km | 1623 miles | 1410 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Tue 9:38 PM | 2678 km | 1664 miles | 1446 nm | NE |
| Managua | Tue 9:38 PM | 2879 km | 1789 miles | 1555 nm |  ENE |
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