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, October 6, 2012 at 09:36:00 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: 68%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 09:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 77° 45' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.19 meters/second, 1509.1 km/hour, 937.7 miles/hour or 814.8 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' 30.6" | 15.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.8" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 43.4" | 937.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 49.3" | 0.94 mi | south | 937.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 43.5" | 756.66 mi | east | 0° 46' 45.6" | 53.62 mi | south | 760.49 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 |
|---|
| Camagüey * | Sat 5:36 AM | 48 km | 30 miles | 26 nm |  NNW |
| Holguín * | Sat 5:36 AM | 155 km | 96 miles | 84 nm |  E |
| Santiago de Cuba * | Sat 5:36 AM | 226 km | 141 miles | 122 nm |  ESE |
| Montego Bay | Sat 4:36 AM | 278 km | 173 miles | 150 nm |  S |
| May Pen | Sat 4:36 AM | 337 km | 209 miles | 182 nm | S |
| Kingston | Sat 4:36 AM | 345 km | 214 miles | 186 nm |  SSE |
| George Town (Cayman) | Sat 4:36 AM | 421 km | 262 miles | 227 nm |  WSW |
| Nassau * | Sat 5:36 AM | 453 km | 282 miles | 245 nm |  N |
| Havana * | Sat 5:36 AM | 535 km | 332 miles | 289 nm |  WNW |
| Gonaïves * | Sat 5:36 AM | 555 km | 345 miles | 300 nm | ESE |
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