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 Monday, June 25, 2012 at 20:14:00 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: 36%

Previous phase	New Moon	Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 3:03 PM
Next phase	First Quarter	Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 3:31 AM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, June 25, 2012 at 20:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 02'	North
Longitude:	51° 06'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.03 meters/second, 1616.5 km/hour, 1004.5 miles/hour or 872.9 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"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 11.1"	1004.41 mi	west	0° 12' 26.4"	14.25 mi	south	1004.51 mi
24 hours	11° 41' 05.5"	808.31 mi	east	4° 59' 13.9"	342.69 mi	south	877.04 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
Macapá	Mon 5:14 PM	5 km	3 miles	3 nm	NE
Belém	Mon 5:14 PM	335 km	208 miles	181 nm	ESE
Santarém	Mon 5:14 PM	485 km	301 miles	262 nm	SW
Cayenne	Mon 5:14 PM	558 km	347 miles	302 nm	NNW
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Mon 5:14 PM	686 km	426 miles	370 nm	NNW
Paramaribo	Mon 5:14 PM	783 km	486 miles	423 nm	NW
Nieuw Nickerie	Mon 5:14 PM	924 km	574 miles	499 nm	NW
New Amsterdam	Mon 4:14 PM	990 km	615 miles	534 nm	NW
Manaus	Mon 4:14 PM	1052 km	654 miles	568 nm	WSW
Georgetown	Mon 4:14 PM	1084 km	674 miles	586 nm	NW