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, August 19, 2012 at 18:44:00 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: 6%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 18:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 76° 58' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.22 meters/second, 1613.6 km/hour, 1002.6 miles/hour or 871.3 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' 30.0" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.6" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 05.5" | 1002.59 mi | west | 0° 12' 37.7" | 14.46 mi | south | 1002.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 06' 13.6" | 836.82 mi | east | 4° 59' 08.7" | 342.61 mi | south | 902.14 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 |
|---|
| Quito | Sun 1:44 PM | 252 km | 157 miles | 136 nm |  NW |
| Guayaquil | Sun 1:44 PM | 328 km | 204 miles | 177 nm |  W |
| Cali | Sun 1:44 PM | 590 km | 367 miles | 319 nm |  N |
| Bogota | Sun 1:44 PM | 792 km | 492 miles | 428 nm |  NNE |
| Medellin | Sun 1:44 PM | 916 km | 569 miles | 494 nm | N |
| Lima | Sun 1:44 PM | 1122 km | 697 miles | 606 nm |  S |
| Panama | Sun 1:44 PM | 1239 km | 770 miles | 669 nm |  NNW |
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 12:44 PM | 1411 km | 876 miles | 762 nm | W |
| San Jose | Sun 12:44 PM | 1529 km | 950 miles | 826 nm | NNW |
| Caracas | Sun 2:14 PM | 1769 km | 1099 miles | 955 nm |  NE |
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