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, October 8, 2012 at 13:00:00 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 13:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 11' | North |
| Longitude: | 103° 42' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.58 meters/second, 1535.7 km/hour, 954.2 miles/hour or 829.2 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" | 15.90 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.6" | 0.11 mi | south | 15.91 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 54.1" | 954.04 mi | west | 0° 05' 44.4" | 6.58 mi | south | 954.32 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 35.7" | 763.16 mi | east | 2° 42' 07.0" | 185.81 mi | south | 790.89 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 |
|---|
| Manzanillo * | Mon 8:00 AM | 116 km | 72 miles | 63 nm |  NNW |
| Colima * | Mon 8:00 AM | 118 km | 73 miles | 64 nm |  N |
| Guadalajara * | Mon 8:00 AM | 278 km | 173 miles | 150 nm | N |
| Puerto Vallarta * | Mon 8:00 AM | 313 km | 195 miles | 169 nm | NNW |
| Tepic * | Mon 7:00 AM | 389 km | 242 miles | 210 nm | NNW |
| Leon * | Mon 8:00 AM | 392 km | 244 miles | 212 nm |  NNE |
| Acapulco * | Mon 8:00 AM | 427 km | 265 miles | 230 nm |  ESE |
| Aguascalientes * | Mon 8:00 AM | 432 km | 269 miles | 233 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City * | Mon 8:00 AM | 501 km | 312 miles | 271 nm |  ENE |
| San Luis Potosi * | Mon 8:00 AM | 524 km | 326 miles | 283 nm | NNE |
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