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 11, 2012 at 11:38:00 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: 46%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 11:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 27' | North |
| Longitude: | 83° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.58 meters/second, 1582.5 km/hour, 983.3 miles/hour or 854.5 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' 33.3" | 16.39 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.2" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.39 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 15.9" | 983.19 mi | west | 0° 09' 09.4" | 10.49 mi | north | 982.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 47' 56.3" | 729.54 mi | east | 3° 22' 50.6" | 232.44 mi | north | 760.75 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 |
|---|
| San Andrés | Wed 6:38 AM | 197 km | 123 miles | 107 nm |  E |
| Alajuela | Wed 5:38 AM | 280 km | 174 miles | 151 nm |  SSW |
| San Jose | Wed 5:38 AM | 285 km | 177 miles | 154 nm | SSW |
| Masaya | Wed 5:38 AM | 287 km | 178 miles | 155 nm |  W |
| Managua | Wed 5:38 AM | 302 km | 187 miles | 163 nm | W |
| Tegucigalpa | Wed 5:38 AM | 443 km | 275 miles | 239 nm |  WNW |
| David | Wed 6:38 AM | 459 km | 285 miles | 248 nm |  SSE |
| La Ceiba | Wed 5:38 AM | 513 km | 318 miles | 277 nm |  NW |
| San Miguel | Wed 5:38 AM | 520 km | 323 miles | 281 nm | WNW |
| Panama | Wed 6:38 AM | 579 km | 360 miles | 313 nm |  SE |
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