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 17:08:00 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: 18%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Next phase	New Moon	Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 4:25 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 17:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 47'	North
Longitude:	130° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.78 meters/second, 1511.2 km/hour, 939.0 miles/hour or 816.0 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"	15.65 mi	west	0° 00' 03.1"	0.06 mi	north	15.65 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 50.6"	938.74 mi	west	0° 03' 11.1"	3.65 mi	north	938.58 mi
24 hours	11° 47' 51.9"	763.14 mi	east	0° 49' 21.3"	56.60 mi	north	763.14 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
Tijuana *	Sat 10:08 AM	1834 km	1140 miles	990 nm	NE
San Diego *	Sat 10:08 AM	1839 km	1142 miles	993 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sat 10:08 AM	1873 km	1164 miles	1011 nm	NE
Mexicali *	Sat 10:08 AM	1954 km	1214 miles	1055 nm	NE
San Jose (USA) *	Sat 10:08 AM	1997 km	1241 miles	1078 nm	NNE
San Francisco *	Sat 10:08 AM	2020 km	1255 miles	1091 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Sat 10:08 AM	2130 km	1324 miles	1150 nm	ENE
Sacramento *	Sat 10:08 AM	2136 km	1327 miles	1153 nm	NNE
Las Vegas *	Sat 10:08 AM	2234 km	1388 miles	1206 nm	NE
Phoenix	Sat 10:08 AM	2262 km	1405 miles	1221 nm	NE