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 22, 2012 at 00:14:00 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: 41%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 00:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 08' | South |
| Longitude: | 107° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.73 meters/second, 1496.6 km/hour, 930.0 miles/hour or 808.1 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' 24.4" | 15.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.50 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 28.1" | 929.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.0" | 0.10 mi | north | 929.71 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 03' 50.6" | 907.54 mi | east | 0° 40' 08.7" | 46.03 mi | north | 910.73 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 * | Fri 7:14 PM | 698 km | 434 miles | 377 nm |  SSW |
| Adamstown | Fri 4:14 PM | 2397 km | 1490 miles | 1295 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 6:14 PM | 2934 km | 1823 miles | 1584 nm |  NE |
| Lima | Fri 7:14 PM | 3351 km | 2082 miles | 1809 nm |  ENE |
| Santiago * | Fri 9:14 PM | 3828 km | 2379 miles | 2067 nm |  ESE |
| Quito | Fri 7:14 PM | 3870 km | 2405 miles | 2090 nm | ENE |
| La Paz | Fri 8:14 PM | 4125 km | 2563 miles | 2227 nm |  E |
| San Jose | Fri 6:14 PM | 4257 km | 2645 miles | 2299 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Fri 6:14 PM | 4320 km | 2684 miles | 2332 nm |  NNE |
| Managua | Fri 6:14 PM | 4328 km | 2689 miles | 2337 nm | NNE |
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