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.
View Day and Night Map
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 06:58:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, June 4, 2012 at 06:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 35' | South |
| Longitude: | 107° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.24 meters/second, 1487.7 km/hour, 924.4 miles/hour or 803.3 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' 21.8" | 15.41 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.7" | 0.03 mi | south | 15.41 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 50.7" | 924.12 mi | west | 0° 01' 34.4" | 1.80 mi | south | 924.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 11' 10.9" | 976.97 mi | east | 0° 07' 27.7" | 8.56 mi | north | 977.43 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 |
|---|
| Easter Island | Mon 12:58 AM | 631 km | 392 miles | 341 nm |  SSW |
| Adamstown | Sun 10:58 PM | 2315 km | 1438 miles | 1250 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 12:58 AM | 3019 km | 1876 miles | 1630 nm |  NE |
| Lima | Mon 1:58 AM | 3432 km | 2133 miles | 1853 nm |  ENE |
| Santiago | Mon 2:58 AM | 3869 km | 2404 miles | 2089 nm |  ESE |
| Quito | Mon 1:58 AM | 3958 km | 2459 miles | 2137 nm | ENE |
| La Paz | Mon 2:58 AM | 4198 km | 2609 miles | 2267 nm |  E |
| San Jose | Mon 12:58 AM | 4341 km | 2697 miles | 2344 nm | NE |
| Papeete | Sun 8:58 PM | 4397 km | 2732 miles | 2374 nm |  W |
| San Salvador | Mon 12:58 AM | 4397 km | 2732 miles | 2374 nm |  NNE |
Advertising
Astronomy calculators
More information
Related time zone tools
