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 17, 2012 at 12:20:00 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: 11%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 44° 33' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.05 meters/second, 1591.4 km/hour, 988.8 miles/hour or 859.3 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' 33.8" | 16.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 47.1" | 988.74 mi | west | 0° 09' 33.5" | 10.95 mi | north | 988.53 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 36' 43.6" | 720.53 mi | east | 3° 34' 52.2" | 246.19 mi | north | 756.82 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 |
|---|
| Cayenne | Thu 9:20 AM | 1092 km | 678 miles | 589 nm |  SW |
| Paramaribo | Thu 9:20 AM | 1303 km | 810 miles | 704 nm |  WSW |
| Belém | Thu 9:20 AM | 1450 km | 901 miles | 783 nm |  SSW |
| Georgetown | Thu 8:20 AM | 1568 km | 974 miles | 846 nm | WSW |
| Bridgetown | Thu 8:20 AM | 1655 km | 1028 miles | 894 nm |  W |
| Fortaleza | Thu 9:20 AM | 1766 km | 1097 miles | 953 nm |  SSE |
| Castries | Thu 8:20 AM | 1815 km | 1128 miles | 980 nm |  WNW |
| Kingstown | Thu 8:20 AM | 1829 km | 1136 miles | 988 nm | W |
| Fort-de-France | Thu 8:20 AM | 1835 km | 1140 miles | 991 nm | WNW |
| Port of Spain | Thu 8:20 AM | 1854 km | 1152 miles | 1001 nm | W |
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