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 23, 2012 at 01:40:00 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: 53%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 01:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 23' | South |
| Longitude: | 113° 40' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.24 meters/second, 1505.7 km/hour, 935.6 miles/hour or 813.0 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' 25.4" | 15.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.4" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.59 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 25.9" | 935.37 mi | west | 0° 03' 31.9" | 4.05 mi | north | 935.55 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 33' 43.7" | 879.52 mi | east | 1° 58' 15.9" | 135.59 mi | north | 895.27 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 * | Sat 8:40 PM | 863 km | 536 miles | 466 nm |  SSE |
| Adamstown | Sat 5:40 PM | 1765 km | 1097 miles | 953 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Sat 7:40 PM | 3392 km | 2107 miles | 1831 nm |  NE |
| Papeete | Sat 3:40 PM | 3787 km | 2353 miles | 2045 nm |  W |
| Lima | Sat 8:40 PM | 4014 km | 2494 miles | 2167 nm |  E |
| Quito | Sat 8:40 PM | 4430 km | 2753 miles | 2392 nm |  ENE |
| Santiago * | Sat 10:40 PM | 4473 km | 2780 miles | 2415 nm |  ESE |
| San Salvador | Sat 7:40 PM | 4625 km | 2874 miles | 2497 nm | NE |
| Guatemala | Sat 7:40 PM | 4625 km | 2874 miles | 2497 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Sat 7:40 PM | 4663 km | 2897 miles | 2518 nm | NE |
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