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 9, 2012 at 09:40:00 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: 85%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 09:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 45' | South |
| Longitude: | 97° 56' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.61 meters/second, 1499.8 km/hour, 931.9 miles/hour or 809.8 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' 24.1" | 15.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.1" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 06.3" | 931.71 mi | west | 0° 04' 11.8" | 4.81 mi | north | 931.94 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 56' 14.3" | 901.68 mi | east | 2° 15' 33.0" | 155.41 mi | north | 921.35 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 | Wed 3:40 AM | 1355 km | 842 miles | 731 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 3:40 AM | 2376 km | 1476 miles | 1283 nm |  NNE |
| Lima | Wed 4:40 AM | 2428 km | 1509 miles | 1311 nm |  ENE |
| Santiago | Wed 5:40 AM | 3034 km | 1886 miles | 1638 nm |  ESE |
| Quito | Wed 4:40 AM | 3102 km | 1928 miles | 1675 nm |  NE |
| La Paz | Wed 5:40 AM | 3176 km | 1973 miles | 1715 nm |  E |
| Adamstown | Wed 1:40 AM | 3326 km | 2067 miles | 1796 nm | WSW |
| Sucre | Wed 5:40 AM | 3421 km | 2126 miles | 1847 nm | E |
| Córdoba | Wed 6:40 AM | 3562 km | 2214 miles | 1924 nm | ESE |
| San Jose | Wed 3:40 AM | 3717 km | 2310 miles | 2007 nm | NNE |
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