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 00:24:00 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 00:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 08' | South |
| Longitude: | 109° 28' | 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' 24.5" | 15.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.50 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 28.3" | 929.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.3" | 0.12 mi | north | 929.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 03' 41.8" | 907.39 mi | east | 0° 40' 41.4" | 46.66 mi | north | 910.63 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 7:24 PM | 659 km | 409 miles | 356 nm |  S |
| Adamstown | Fri 4:24 PM | 2157 km | 1340 miles | 1165 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 6:24 PM | 3109 km | 1932 miles | 1679 nm |  NE |
| Lima | Fri 7:24 PM | 3595 km | 2234 miles | 1941 nm |  E |
| Santiago * | Fri 9:24 PM | 4048 km | 2515 miles | 2185 nm |  ESE |
| Quito | Fri 7:24 PM | 4083 km | 2537 miles | 2204 nm |  ENE |
| Papeete | Fri 2:24 PM | 4223 km | 2624 miles | 2280 nm |  W |
| La Paz | Fri 8:24 PM | 4374 km | 2718 miles | 2362 nm | E |
| San Jose | Fri 6:24 PM | 4417 km | 2745 miles | 2385 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Fri 6:24 PM | 4445 km | 2762 miles | 2400 nm |  NNE |
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