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 20, 2012 at 14:24:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:47 PM
Next phase	New Moon	Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 11:47 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 14:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 01'	North
Longitude:	41° 45'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.06 meters/second, 1519.4 km/hour, 944.1 miles/hour or 820.4 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' 31.3"	15.74 mi	west	0° 00' 04.3"	0.08 mi	north	15.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 16.3"	943.86 mi	west	0° 04' 22.0"	5.01 mi	north	943.66 mi
24 hours	11° 37' 53.5"	756.12 mi	east	1° 18' 54.4"	90.48 mi	north	758.31 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
Praia	Sun 1:24 PM	2015 km	1252 miles	1088 nm	ESE
Cayenne	Sun 11:24 AM	2025 km	1259 miles	1094 nm	SW
Bridgetown	Sun 10:24 AM	2054 km	1276 miles	1109 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Sun 10:24 AM	2139 km	1329 miles	1155 nm	WSW
Paramaribo	Sun 11:24 AM	2140 km	1330 miles	1155 nm	SW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Sun 10:24 AM	2145 km	1333 miles	1158 nm	W
Roseau	Sun 10:24 AM	2147 km	1334 miles	1159 nm	W
Castries	Sun 10:24 AM	2152 km	1337 miles	1162 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Sun 10:24 AM	2162 km	1343 miles	1167 nm	W
Kingstown	Sun 10:24 AM	2212 km	1374 miles	1194 nm	WSW