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 Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 09:46:00 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: 76%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 09:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 85° 27' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.61 meters/second, 1525.0 km/hour, 947.6 miles/hour or 823.4 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' 26.3" | 15.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.0" | 0.13 mi | north | 15.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 22.4" | 947.43 mi | west | 0° 07' 05.9" | 8.14 mi | north | 947.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 59' 21.4" | 852.31 mi | east | 3° 15' 57.6" | 224.60 mi | north | 888.77 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 | Thu 4:46 AM | 1149 km | 714 miles | 620 nm |  NE |
| La Paz | Thu 5:46 AM | 1851 km | 1150 miles | 999 nm |  E |
| Guayaquil | Thu 4:46 AM | 1898 km | 1179 miles | 1025 nm |  NNE |
| Galapagos Islands | Thu 3:46 AM | 1997 km | 1241 miles | 1078 nm |  NNW |
| Sucre | Thu 5:46 AM | 2128 km | 1322 miles | 1149 nm | E |
| Quito | Thu 4:46 AM | 2156 km | 1340 miles | 1164 nm | NNE |
| Santiago | Thu 5:46 AM | 2216 km | 1377 miles | 1197 nm |  SE |
| Córdoba | Thu 6:46 AM | 2575 km | 1600 miles | 1390 nm | SE |
| Easter Island | Thu 3:46 AM | 2626 km | 1632 miles | 1418 nm |  WSW |
| Bogota | Thu 4:46 AM | 2844 km | 1767 miles | 1536 nm | NNE |
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