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, July 3, 2012 at 05:58:00 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 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 05:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 47' | South |
| Longitude: | 96° 47' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.16 meters/second, 1498.2 km/hour, 930.9 miles/hour or 808.9 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' 23.3" | 15.52 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.1" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.52 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 23.1" | 930.69 mi | west | 0° 04' 08.8" | 4.76 mi | north | 930.92 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 20' 18.8" | 927.38 mi | east | 2° 17' 08.7" | 157.24 mi | north | 947.27 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 11:58 PM | 1454 km | 904 miles | 785 nm |  WSW |
| Lima | Tue 12:58 AM | 2317 km | 1439 miles | 1251 nm |  ENE |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 11:58 PM | 2335 km | 1451 miles | 1261 nm |  NNE |
| Santiago | Tue 1:58 AM | 2932 km | 1822 miles | 1583 nm |  SE |
| Quito | Tue 12:58 AM | 3021 km | 1877 miles | 1631 nm |  NE |
| La Paz | Tue 1:58 AM | 3056 km | 1899 miles | 1650 nm |  E |
| Sucre | Tue 1:58 AM | 3301 km | 2051 miles | 1782 nm | E |
| Adamstown | Mon 9:58 PM | 3442 km | 2139 miles | 1859 nm | WSW |
| Córdoba | Tue 2:58 AM | 3453 km | 2145 miles | 1864 nm |  ESE |
| San Jose | Mon 11:58 PM | 3671 km | 2281 miles | 1982 nm | NNE |
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