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, June 5, 2012 at 06:08:00 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: 99%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Monday, June 11, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 06:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 29'	South
Longitude:	80° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.76 meters/second, 1489.6 km/hour, 925.6 miles/hour or 804.3 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' 22.3"	15.43 mi	west	0° 00' 02.1"	0.04 mi	north	15.43 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 25.1"	925.33 mi	west	0° 02' 11.7"	2.52 mi	north	925.44 mi
24 hours	14° 44' 18.1"	948.79 mi	east	1° 34' 00.0"	107.78 mi	north	959.83 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	Tue 1:08 AM	1110 km	689 miles	599 nm	NNE
La Paz	Tue 2:08 AM	1423 km	884 miles	768 nm	ENE
Sucre	Tue 2:08 AM	1624 km	1009 miles	877 nm	E
Santiago	Tue 2:08 AM	1646 km	1023 miles	889 nm	SE
Córdoba	Tue 3:08 AM	1970 km	1224 miles	1064 nm	SE
Guayaquil	Tue 1:08 AM	2133 km	1325 miles	1151 nm	N
Quito	Tue 1:08 AM	2362 km	1467 miles	1275 nm	N
Asuncion	Tue 2:08 AM	2381 km	1480 miles	1286 nm	ESE
Galapagos Islands	Tue 12:08 AM	2478 km	1540 miles	1338 nm	NNW
Buenos Aires	Tue 3:08 AM	2614 km	1624 miles	1412 nm	SE