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 Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 04:34:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 04:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 25' | South |
| Longitude: | 69° 33' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.17 meters/second, 1519.8 km/hour, 944.4 miles/hour or 820.6 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' 23.0" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.7" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 59.2" | 944.11 mi | west | 0° 07' 42.3" | 8.83 mi | south | 943.80 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 00' 53.7" | 985.56 mi | east | 2° 24' 39.4" | 165.85 mi | south | 992.30 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 |
|---|
| Arica | Sun 12:34 AM | 84 km | 52 miles | 45 nm |  W |
| Iquique | Sun 12:34 AM | 211 km | 131 miles | 114 nm |  SSW |
| La Paz | Sun 12:34 AM | 259 km | 161 miles | 140 nm |  NE |
| Arequipa | Sat 11:34 PM | 305 km | 190 miles | 165 nm |  NW |
| Sucre | Sun 12:34 AM | 457 km | 284 miles | 247 nm |  E |
| Santa Cruz | Sun 12:34 AM | 677 km | 421 miles | 365 nm | E |
| Salta | Sun 1:34 AM | 826 km | 513 miles | 446 nm |  SSE |
| Rio Branco | Sun 12:34 AM | 951 km | 591 miles | 513 nm |  NNE |
| Lima | Sat 11:34 PM | 1068 km | 664 miles | 577 nm | NW |
| Asuncion | Sun 12:34 AM | 1446 km | 898 miles | 781 nm |  SE |
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