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 05:48:00 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%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 3:35 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:47 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 05:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 34'	South
Longitude:	87° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.75 meters/second, 1518.3 km/hour, 943.4 miles/hour or 819.8 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' 22.8"	15.72 mi	west	0° 00' 07.5"	0.15 mi	south	15.72 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 55.0"	943.17 mi	west	0° 07' 32.2"	8.64 mi	south	942.86 mi
24 hours	15° 02' 01.5"	985.89 mi	east	2° 20' 12.9"	160.76 mi	south	991.95 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	Sun 12:48 AM	1315 km	817 miles	710 nm	ENE
Galapagos Islands	Sat 11:48 PM	1971 km	1224 miles	1064 nm	N
Guayaquil	Sun 12:48 AM	1980 km	1230 miles	1069 nm	NNE
La Paz	Sun 1:48 AM	2045 km	1271 miles	1104 nm	E
Quito	Sun 12:48 AM	2244 km	1394 miles	1212 nm	NNE
Sucre	Sun 1:48 AM	2320 km	1442 miles	1253 nm	E
Santiago	Sun 1:48 AM	2334 km	1451 miles	1260 nm	SE
Easter Island	Sat 11:48 PM	2447 km	1521 miles	1321 nm	WSW
Córdoba	Sun 2:48 AM	2724 km	1693 miles	1471 nm	SE
Bogota	Sun 12:48 AM	2946 km	1831 miles	1591 nm	NNE