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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 Moon symbol symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun Sun symbol symbolizes the position of the sun.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 12%
Previous phaseThird QuarterWednesday, July 11, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Next phaseNew MoonThursday, July 19, 2012 at 4:25 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 15:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 21° 35' North
Longitude: 91° 39' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.24 meters/second, 1502.1 km/hour, 933.3 miles/hour or 811.0 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.2"15.56 miwest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 minorth15.56 mi
1 hour14° 30' 13.3"933.05 miwest0° 00' 59.0"1.13 minorth933.00 mi
24 hours11° 59' 51.2"771.92 mieast0° 05' 10.0"5.92 misouth772.17 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Merida *Sun 10:18 AM222 km138 miles120 nmEast-southeast ESE
Campeche *Sun 10:18 AM225 km140 miles121 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Playa del Carmen *Sun 10:18 AM488 km303 miles263 nmEast-southeast ESE
Chetumal *Sun 10:18 AM490 km304 miles264 nmSoutheast SE
Cancún *Sun 10:18 AM501 km311 miles270 nmEast E
Orange Walk TownSun 9:18 AM505 km314 miles273 nmSoutheast SE
Veracruz *Sun 10:18 AM540 km336 miles292 nmWest-southwest WSW
Tuxtla Gutierrez *Sun 10:18 AM556 km345 miles300 nmSouth-southwest SSW
BelmopanSun 9:18 AM567 km352 miles306 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Belize CitySun 9:18 AM580 km360 miles313 nmSoutheast SE
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