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 07:38:00 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 07:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 120° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.52 meters/second, 1499.5 km/hour, 931.7 miles/hour or 809.7 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' 23.4" | 15.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.2" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 28.8" | 931.51 mi | west | 0° 04' 23.3" | 5.03 mi | north | 931.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 17' 25.1" | 924.98 mi | east | 2° 22' 22.2" | 163.23 mi | north | 946.09 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Mon 11:38 PM | 1074 km | 667 miles | 580 nm |  WSW |
| Easter Island | Tue 1:38 AM | 1363 km | 847 miles | 736 nm |  ESE |
| Papeete | Mon 9:38 PM | 3047 km | 1893 miles | 1645 nm |  W |
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 1:38 AM | 4033 km | 2506 miles | 2177 nm |  ENE |
| Rarotonga | Mon 9:38 PM | 4047 km | 2515 miles | 2185 nm | W |
| Kiritimati | Tue 9:38 PM | 4702 km | 2922 miles | 2539 nm |  WNW |
| Lima | Tue 2:38 AM | 4753 km | 2954 miles | 2567 nm |  E |
| Mexico City * | Tue 2:38 AM | 5023 km | 3121 miles | 2712 nm |  NNE |
| Guatemala | Tue 1:38 AM | 5115 km | 3178 miles | 2762 nm |  NE |
| Santiago | Tue 3:38 AM | 5116 km | 3179 miles | 2762 nm | ESE |
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