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 Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 15:04:00 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: 19%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 15:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 40' | North |
| Longitude: | 100° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.13 meters/second, 1512.5 km/hour, 939.8 miles/hour or 816.7 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' 30.8" | 15.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.3" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 54.7" | 939.52 mi | west | 0° 03' 23.0" | 3.88 mi | north | 939.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 46' 27.6" | 762.21 mi | east | 0° 54' 16.3" | 62.23 mi | north | 762.45 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 |
|---|
| Morelia * | Sat 10:04 AM | 161 km | 100 miles | 87 nm |  SW |
| Mexico City * | Sat 10:04 AM | 168 km | 104 miles | 91 nm |  SE |
| Leon * | Sat 10:04 AM | 180 km | 112 miles | 97 nm |  WNW |
| San Luis Potosi * | Sat 10:04 AM | 190 km | 118 miles | 103 nm |  NNW |
| Aguascalientes * | Sat 10:04 AM | 268 km | 166 miles | 145 nm | WNW |
| Guadalajara * | Sat 10:04 AM | 344 km | 214 miles | 186 nm |  W |
| Fresnillo * | Sat 10:04 AM | 402 km | 250 miles | 217 nm |  NW |
| Colima * | Sat 10:04 AM | 416 km | 259 miles | 225 nm |  WSW |
| Acapulco * | Sat 10:04 AM | 423 km | 263 miles | 229 nm |  S |
| Veracruz * | Sat 10:04 AM | 438 km | 272 miles | 237 nm |  ESE |
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