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, September 2, 2012 at 09:18:00 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: 96%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Friday, August 31, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 1:16 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 09:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 40'	North
Longitude:	121° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.35 meters/second, 1614.1 km/hour, 1002.9 miles/hour or 871.5 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' 32.7"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	north	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 45.6"	1002.91 mi	west	0° 11' 13.9"	12.86 mi	north	1002.85 mi
24 hours	10° 52' 11.1"	749.45 mi	east	4° 19' 13.8"	296.92 mi	north	803.32 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
Mazatlan *	Sun 3:18 AM	2623 km	1630 miles	1416 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Sun 4:18 AM	2653 km	1648 miles	1432 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sun 2:18 AM	2925 km	1818 miles	1579 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Sun 4:18 AM	2935 km	1824 miles	1585 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sun 2:18 AM	3272 km	2033 miles	1767 nm	N
Phoenix	Sun 2:18 AM	3337 km	2073 miles	1802 nm	NNE
Adamstown	Sun 1:18 AM	3415 km	2122 miles	1844 nm	SSW
Las Vegas *	Sun 2:18 AM	3547 km	2204 miles	1915 nm	N
Guatemala	Sun 3:18 AM	3578 km	2223 miles	1932 nm	ENE
Galapagos Islands	Sun 3:18 AM	3612 km	2245 miles	1950 nm	E