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 Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10:20:00 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: 66%

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 Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 08'	South
Longitude:	80° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.34 meters/second, 1556.4 km/hour, 967.1 miles/hour or 840.4 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' 28.8"	16.12 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 48.8"	967.02 mi	west	0° 09' 13.5"	10.57 mi	north	967.42 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 22.7"	805.19 mi	east	3° 57' 54.9"	272.60 mi	north	856.56 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	Fri 5:20 AM	519 km	322 miles	280 nm	NE
La Paz	Fri 6:20 AM	1351 km	839 miles	729 nm	E
Guayaquil	Fri 5:20 AM	1430 km	889 miles	772 nm	N
Quito	Fri 5:20 AM	1664 km	1034 miles	899 nm	N
Sucre	Fri 6:20 AM	1694 km	1053 miles	915 nm	ESE
Galapagos Islands	Fri 4:20 AM	1855 km	1153 miles	1002 nm	NNW
Santiago	Fri 6:20 AM	2264 km	1407 miles	1223 nm	SSE
Bogota	Fri 5:20 AM	2303 km	1431 miles	1243 nm	NNE
Córdoba	Fri 7:20 AM	2464 km	1531 miles	1330 nm	SE
Manaus	Fri 6:20 AM	2625 km	1631 miles	1417 nm	ENE