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 Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 21:46:00 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: 19%

Previous phase	New Moon	Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 2:11 AM
Next phase	First Quarter	Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 7:41 PM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 21:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 10'	South
Longitude:	99° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.73 meters/second, 1525.4 km/hour, 947.9 miles/hour or 823.7 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' 24.9"	15.80 mi	west	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	south	15.80 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 59.6"	947.63 mi	west	0° 06' 51.2"	7.86 mi	south	947.35 mi
24 hours	14° 08' 51.0"	929.95 mi	east	2° 08' 39.2"	147.50 mi	south	935.71 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
Easter Island *	Wed 4:46 PM	1380 km	857 miles	745 nm	SW
Galapagos Islands	Wed 3:46 PM	2220 km	1379 miles	1198 nm	NNE
Lima	Wed 4:46 PM	2551 km	1585 miles	1377 nm	ENE
Quito	Wed 4:46 PM	3072 km	1909 miles	1659 nm	NE
Adamstown	Wed 1:46 PM	3207 km	1993 miles	1732 nm	WSW
Santiago *	Wed 6:46 PM	3370 km	2094 miles	1820 nm	SE
La Paz	Wed 5:46 PM	3382 km	2102 miles	1826 nm	E
San Jose	Wed 3:46 PM	3563 km	2214 miles	1924 nm	NNE
Sucre	Wed 5:46 PM	3655 km	2271 miles	1974 nm	E
Managua	Wed 3:46 PM	3674 km	2283 miles	1984 nm	NNE