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 Friday, October 5, 2012 at 11:26:00 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: 76%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 5, 2012 at 11:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 52' | North |
| Longitude: | 116° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.58 meters/second, 1510.5 km/hour, 938.6 miles/hour or 815.6 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' 30.8" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.3" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 52.2" | 938.32 mi | west | 0° 01' 20.7" | 1.54 mi | north | 938.25 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 12.3" | 755.61 mi | east | 0° 05' 23.0" | 6.17 mi | north | 755.41 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 |
|---|
| Mazatlan * | Fri 5:26 AM | 1027 km | 638 miles | 554 nm |  ENE |
| Hermosillo | Fri 4:26 AM | 1043 km | 648 miles | 563 nm |  NNE |
| Puerto Vallarta * | Fri 6:26 AM | 1126 km | 699 miles | 608 nm |  E |
| Tijuana * | Fri 4:26 AM | 1297 km | 806 miles | 700 nm |  N |
| Mexicali * | Fri 4:26 AM | 1307 km | 812 miles | 706 nm | N |
| San Diego * | Fri 4:26 AM | 1318 km | 819 miles | 712 nm | N |
| Guadalajara * | Fri 6:26 AM | 1321 km | 821 miles | 713 nm | E |
| Chihuahua * | Fri 5:26 AM | 1324 km | 823 miles | 715 nm |  NE |
| Tucson | Fri 4:26 AM | 1356 km | 842 miles | 732 nm | NNE |
| Aguascalientes * | Fri 6:26 AM | 1429 km | 888 miles | 772 nm | E |
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