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 07:28:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 07:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 47' | South |
| Longitude: | 111° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.19 meters/second, 1516.3 km/hour, 942.2 miles/hour or 818.7 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" | 15.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.4" | 0.14 mi | south | 15.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 49.6" | 941.91 mi | west | 0° 07' 18.1" | 8.37 mi | south | 941.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 03' 27.2" | 986.23 mi | east | 2° 14' 09.1" | 153.81 mi | south | 991.43 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 |
|---|
| Easter Island | Sun 1:28 AM | 941 km | 585 miles | 508 nm |  SSE |
| Adamstown | Sat 11:28 PM | 2066 km | 1284 miles | 1115 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 1:28 AM | 3082 km | 1915 miles | 1664 nm |  NE |
| Lima | Sun 2:28 AM | 3741 km | 2324 miles | 2020 nm |  E |
| Papeete | Sat 9:28 PM | 4049 km | 2516 miles | 2186 nm |  W |
| Quito | Sun 2:28 AM | 4124 km | 2562 miles | 2227 nm |  ENE |
| San Salvador | Sun 1:28 AM | 4331 km | 2691 miles | 2338 nm | NE |
| Guatemala | Sun 1:28 AM | 4336 km | 2694 miles | 2341 nm |  NNE |
| Santiago | Sun 3:28 AM | 4339 km | 2696 miles | 2343 nm |  ESE |
| San Jose | Sun 1:28 AM | 4357 km | 2707 miles | 2352 nm | NE |
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