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.
View Day and Night Map
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Monday, October 8, 2012 at 14:04:00 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 14:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 119° 11' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.83 meters/second, 1536.6 km/hour, 954.8 miles/hour or 829.7 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' 30.8" | 15.91 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.7" | 0.11 mi | south | 15.91 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 54.4" | 954.60 mi | west | 0° 05' 50.2" | 6.69 mi | south | 954.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 26.5" | 763.44 mi | east | 2° 44' 20.2" | 188.36 mi | south | 791.80 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 * | Mon 8:04 AM | 1447 km | 899 miles | 781 nm |  ENE |
| Hermosillo | Mon 7:04 AM | 1477 km | 918 miles | 798 nm |  NNE |
| Tijuana * | Mon 7:04 AM | 1616 km | 1004 miles | 873 nm |  N |
| San Diego * | Mon 7:04 AM | 1635 km | 1016 miles | 883 nm | N |
| Mexicali * | Mon 7:04 AM | 1656 km | 1029 miles | 894 nm | NNE |
| Guadalajara * | Mon 9:04 AM | 1688 km | 1049 miles | 911 nm | ENE |
| Los Angeles * | Mon 7:04 AM | 1772 km | 1101 miles | 957 nm | N |
| Aguascalientes * | Mon 9:04 AM | 1815 km | 1128 miles | 980 nm | ENE |
| Phoenix | Mon 7:04 AM | 1845 km | 1147 miles | 996 nm | NNE |
| Leon * | Mon 9:04 AM | 1865 km | 1159 miles | 1007 nm | ENE |
Advertising
Astronomy calculators
More information
Related time zone tools
