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 Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 06:52:00 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 Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 06:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 24' | South |
| Longitude: | 95° 25' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.25 meters/second, 1523.7 km/hour, 946.8 miles/hour or 822.7 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' 25.0" | 15.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.2" | 0.14 mi | north | 15.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 11.2" | 946.60 mi | west | 0° 07' 23.7" | 8.48 mi | north | 946.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 30' 51.5" | 887.19 mi | east | 3° 25' 46.0" | 235.84 mi | north | 925.97 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 | Wed 12:52 AM | 1721 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm |  SW |
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 12:52 AM | 2037 km | 1266 miles | 1100 nm |  NNE |
| Lima | Wed 1:52 AM | 2094 km | 1301 miles | 1131 nm |  ENE |
| Guayaquil | Wed 1:52 AM | 2464 km | 1531 miles | 1330 nm |  NE |
| Quito | Wed 1:52 AM | 2731 km | 1697 miles | 1475 nm | NE |
| La Paz | Wed 2:52 AM | 2904 km | 1804 miles | 1568 nm |  E |
| Santiago | Wed 2:52 AM | 2974 km | 1848 miles | 1606 nm |  SE |
| Sucre | Wed 2:52 AM | 3177 km | 1974 miles | 1716 nm | E |
| San Jose | Wed 12:52 AM | 3372 km | 2095 miles | 1820 nm | NNE |
| Córdoba | Wed 3:52 AM | 3455 km | 2147 miles | 1865 nm |  ESE |
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