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, September 8, 2012 at 13:26:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 13:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 114° 25' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.40 meters/second, 1506.3 km/hour, 935.9 miles/hour or 813.3 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' 30.6" | 15.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 33.3" | 935.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 25.7" | 0.49 mi | north | 935.65 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 49' 52.3" | 763.06 mi | east | 0° 17' 30.0" | 20.07 mi | south | 764.07 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 * | Sat 7:26 AM | 854 km | 530 miles | 461 nm |  ENE |
| Hermosillo | Sat 6:26 AM | 935 km | 581 miles | 505 nm |  NNE |
| Puerto Vallarta * | Sat 8:26 AM | 958 km | 595 miles | 517 nm |  E |
| Guadalajara * | Sat 8:26 AM | 1153 km | 716 miles | 622 nm | E |
| Chihuahua * | Sat 7:26 AM | 1175 km | 730 miles | 634 nm |  NE |
| Aguascalientes * | Sat 8:26 AM | 1257 km | 781 miles | 679 nm | E |
| Tucson | Sat 6:26 AM | 1265 km | 786 miles | 683 nm | NNE |
| Mexicali * | Sat 6:26 AM | 1269 km | 788 miles | 685 nm |  N |
| Tijuana * | Sat 6:26 AM | 1279 km | 795 miles | 691 nm | N |
| San Diego * | Sat 6:26 AM | 1301 km | 809 miles | 703 nm |  NNW |
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