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 Friday, June 29, 2012 at 01:14:00 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: 71%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, June 29, 2012 at 01:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 02' | South |
| Longitude: | 86° 41' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.46 meters/second, 1553.2 km/hour, 965.1 miles/hour or 838.7 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' 26.6" | 16.09 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.09 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 34.2" | 964.92 mi | west | 0° 09' 46.0" | 11.19 mi | south | 964.62 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 44' 53.2" | 918.53 mi | east | 3° 27' 17.5" | 237.59 mi | south | 941.00 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 | Thu 8:14 PM | 1095 km | 680 miles | 591 nm |  ENE |
| Galapagos Islands | Thu 7:14 PM | 1596 km | 992 miles | 862 nm |  NNW |
| Guayaquil | Thu 8:14 PM | 1602 km | 995 miles | 865 nm |  NNE |
| Quito | Thu 8:14 PM | 1869 km | 1161 miles | 1009 nm | NNE |
| La Paz | Thu 9:14 PM | 1994 km | 1239 miles | 1077 nm |  E |
| Sucre | Thu 9:14 PM | 2321 km | 1442 miles | 1253 nm |  ESE |
| Bogota | Thu 8:14 PM | 2582 km | 1604 miles | 1394 nm | NNE |
| Santiago | Thu 9:14 PM | 2600 km | 1615 miles | 1404 nm |  SE |
| Easter Island | Thu 7:14 PM | 2698 km | 1677 miles | 1457 nm |  WSW |
| Panama | Thu 8:14 PM | 2773 km | 1723 miles | 1497 nm | NNE |
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