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 Sunday, July 8, 2012 at 09:56:00 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: 75%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, July 8, 2012 at 09:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 49' | South |
| Longitude: | 90° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.73 meters/second, 1619.0 km/hour, 1006.0 miles/hour or 874.2 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' 32.6" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 39.6" | 1006.01 mi | west | 0° 11' 49.8" | 13.55 mi | north | 1006.13 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 47' 12.9" | 746.12 mi | east | 4° 39' 05.2" | 319.62 mi | north | 811.34 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 3:56 AM | 131 km | 81 miles | 71 nm |  E |
| Guayaquil | Sun 4:56 AM | 1220 km | 758 miles | 659 nm | E |
| Quito | Sun 4:56 AM | 1368 km | 850 miles | 739 nm | E |
| San Jose | Sun 3:56 AM | 1400 km | 870 miles | 756 nm |  NNE |
| Managua | Sun 3:56 AM | 1517 km | 943 miles | 819 nm | NNE |
| San Salvador | Sun 3:56 AM | 1614 km | 1003 miles | 871 nm |  N |
| Santa Ana | Sun 3:56 AM | 1643 km | 1021 miles | 887 nm | N |
| Panama | Sun 4:56 AM | 1653 km | 1027 miles | 893 nm |  NE |
| Cali | Sun 4:56 AM | 1655 km | 1028 miles | 894 nm |  ENE |
| Tegucigalpa | Sun 3:56 AM | 1693 km | 1052 miles | 914 nm | NNE |
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