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, May 5, 2012 at 04:28:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 04:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 41' | South |
| Longitude: | 82° 34' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.21 meters/second, 1552.4 km/hour, 964.6 miles/hour or 838.2 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' 24.6" | 16.08 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.08 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 40.7" | 964.38 mi | west | 0° 10' 32.9" | 12.09 mi | south | 964.06 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 28' 02.7" | 968.13 mi | east | 3° 42' 30.0" | 255.02 mi | south | 992.53 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 |
|---|
| Lima | Fri 11:28 PM | 667 km | 414 miles | 360 nm |  ENE |
| Guayaquil | Fri 11:28 PM | 1410 km | 876 miles | 761 nm |  NNE |
| La Paz | Sat 12:28 AM | 1561 km | 970 miles | 843 nm |  E |
| Quito | Fri 11:28 PM | 1660 km | 1032 miles | 897 nm | NNE |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 10:28 PM | 1710 km | 1062 miles | 923 nm |  NNW |
| Sucre | Sat 12:28 AM | 1905 km | 1184 miles | 1029 nm |  ESE |
| Bogota | Fri 11:28 PM | 2333 km | 1450 miles | 1260 nm | NNE |
| Santiago | Sat 12:28 AM | 2399 km | 1491 miles | 1295 nm |  SSE |
| Córdoba | Sat 1:28 AM | 2636 km | 1638 miles | 1423 nm |  SE |
| Panama | Fri 11:28 PM | 2640 km | 1641 miles | 1426 nm |  N |
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