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 Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 01:22:00 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: 52%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Monday, May 28, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Next phase	Full Moon	Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 01:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 39'	North
Longitude:	107° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.48 meters/second, 1614.5 km/hour, 1003.2 miles/hour or 871.8 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' 30.9"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 01.6"	1003.16 mi	west	0° 12' 24.7"	14.22 mi	south	1003.34 mi
24 hours	11° 44' 55.7"	811.86 mi	east	5° 03' 22.2"	347.43 mi	south	883.63 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
Acapulco *	Mon 8:22 PM	1776 km	1104 miles	959 nm	NNE
Galapagos Islands	Mon 7:22 PM	2031 km	1262 miles	1097 nm	E
Guadalajara *	Mon 8:22 PM	2044 km	1270 miles	1104 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Mon 8:22 PM	2068 km	1285 miles	1116 nm	NNE
Aguascalientes *	Mon 8:22 PM	2198 km	1366 miles	1187 nm	NNE
Veracruz *	Mon 8:22 PM	2207 km	1371 miles	1192 nm	NNE
Mazatlan *	Mon 7:22 PM	2279 km	1416 miles	1231 nm	N
Guatemala	Mon 7:22 PM	2286 km	1421 miles	1235 nm	NE
San Salvador	Mon 7:22 PM	2356 km	1464 miles	1272 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Mon 7:22 PM	2563 km	1592 miles	1384 nm	ENE