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 06:58:00 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 06:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 43' | South |
| Longitude: | 111° 10' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.37 meters/second, 1498.9 km/hour, 931.4 miles/hour or 809.4 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' 23.4" | 15.52 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.2" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.52 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 26.3" | 931.18 mi | west | 0° 04' 17.5" | 4.92 mi | north | 931.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 18' 35.2" | 925.95 mi | east | 2° 20' 17.3" | 160.84 mi | north | 946.57 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 | Tue 12:58 AM | 729 km | 453 miles | 394 nm |  SSE |
| Adamstown | Mon 10:58 PM | 1999 km | 1242 miles | 1079 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 12:58 AM | 3211 km | 1995 miles | 1734 nm |  NE |
| Lima | Tue 1:58 AM | 3762 km | 2337 miles | 2031 nm |  E |
| Papeete | Mon 8:58 PM | 4046 km | 2514 miles | 2185 nm |  W |
| Quito | Tue 1:58 AM | 4215 km | 2619 miles | 2276 nm |  ENE |
| Santiago | Tue 2:58 AM | 4226 km | 2626 miles | 2282 nm |  ESE |
| San Salvador | Tue 12:58 AM | 4503 km | 2798 miles | 2431 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Tue 12:58 AM | 4504 km | 2799 miles | 2432 nm | NE |
| Guatemala | Tue 12:58 AM | 4513 km | 2804 miles | 2437 nm |  NNE |
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