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 30, 2012 at 04:08:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 04:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 40' | North |
| Longitude: | 65° 58' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.90 meters/second, 1608.8 km/hour, 999.7 miles/hour or 868.7 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' 32.9" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 55.7" | 999.64 mi | west | 0° 10' 40.7" | 12.23 mi | north | 999.53 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 51' 17.5" | 745.84 mi | east | 4° 04' 28.7" | 280.04 mi | north | 793.20 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 |
|---|
| Caracas | Sat 11:38 PM | 436 km | 271 miles | 236 nm |  NNW |
| Maracay | Sat 11:38 PM | 438 km | 272 miles | 237 nm | NNW |
| Valencia | Sat 11:38 PM | 453 km | 281 miles | 245 nm | NNW |
| Barquisimeto | Sat 11:38 PM | 524 km | 326 miles | 283 nm |  NW |
| Port of Spain | Sun 12:08 AM | 658 km | 409 miles | 355 nm |  NE |
| Willemstad | Sun 12:08 AM | 685 km | 425 miles | 370 nm | NNW |
| Saint George's | Sun 12:08 AM | 757 km | 471 miles | 409 nm | NE |
| Oranjestad | Sun 12:08 AM | 781 km | 485 miles | 422 nm | NNW |
| Linden | Sun 12:08 AM | 854 km | 531 miles | 461 nm |  E |
| Georgetown | Sun 12:08 AM | 863 km | 536 miles | 466 nm | E |
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