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 Monday, September 24, 2012 at 01:06:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, September 24, 2012 at 01:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 28' | South |
| Longitude: | 91° 55' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.86 meters/second, 1525.9 km/hour, 948.1 miles/hour or 823.9 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' 26.8" | 15.80 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.1" | 0.12 mi | north | 15.80 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 50.3" | 947.97 mi | west | 0° 06' 17.4" | 7.21 mi | north | 948.28 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 57' 02.0" | 849.80 mi | east | 2° 58' 06.8" | 204.15 mi | north | 880.72 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 |
|---|
| Lima | Sun 8:06 PM | 1748 km | 1086 miles | 944 nm |  ENE |
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 7:06 PM | 1960 km | 1218 miles | 1058 nm |  N |
| Easter Island * | Sun 8:06 PM | 2023 km | 1257 miles | 1093 nm |  WSW |
| Guayaquil | Sun 8:06 PM | 2226 km | 1383 miles | 1202 nm |  NE |
| Quito | Sun 8:06 PM | 2495 km | 1550 miles | 1347 nm | NE |
| La Paz | Sun 9:06 PM | 2534 km | 1574 miles | 1368 nm |  E |
| Santiago * | Sun 10:06 PM | 2688 km | 1670 miles | 1451 nm |  SE |
| Sucre | Sun 9:06 PM | 2809 km | 1745 miles | 1517 nm | E |
| Córdoba | Sun 10:06 PM | 3135 km | 1948 miles | 1693 nm |  ESE |
| Bogota | Sun 8:06 PM | 3219 km | 2000 miles | 1738 nm | NE |
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