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 Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 10:56:00 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: 70%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 10:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 09' | South |
| Longitude: | 96° 36' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.54 meters/second, 1600.3 km/hour, 994.4 miles/hour or 864.1 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' 31.1" | 16.57 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.57 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 16.3" | 994.38 mi | west | 0° 11' 22.7" | 13.03 mi | north | 994.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 11' 33.4" | 766.46 mi | east | 4° 37' 25.1" | 317.74 mi | north | 833.02 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Sat 4:56 AM | 1116 km | 694 miles | 603 nm |  NE |
| Guayaquil | Sat 5:56 AM | 1964 km | 1220 miles | 1060 nm |  ENE |
| Lima | Sat 5:56 AM | 2187 km | 1359 miles | 1181 nm |  ESE |
| Quito | Sat 5:56 AM | 2191 km | 1361 miles | 1183 nm | ENE |
| San Jose | Sat 4:56 AM | 2434 km | 1513 miles | 1314 nm | NE |
| Easter Island | Sat 4:56 AM | 2489 km | 1547 miles | 1344 nm |  SSW |
| Managua | Sat 4:56 AM | 2520 km | 1566 miles | 1361 nm |  NNE |
| San Salvador | Sat 4:56 AM | 2551 km | 1585 miles | 1377 nm | NNE |
| Guatemala | Sat 4:56 AM | 2605 km | 1619 miles | 1407 nm | NNE |
| Tegucigalpa | Sat 4:56 AM | 2668 km | 1658 miles | 1440 nm | NNE |
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