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 14:20:00 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: 47%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 14:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 123° 04' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.90 meters/second, 1536.8 km/hour, 954.9 miles/hour or 829.8 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' 30.9" | 15.92 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.8" | 0.11 mi | south | 15.92 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 54.6" | 954.74 mi | west | 0° 05' 51.6" | 6.72 mi | south | 955.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 24.2" | 763.51 mi | east | 2° 44' 53.4" | 188.99 mi | south | 792.03 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana * | Mon 7:20 AM | 1715 km | 1066 miles | 926 nm |  NNE |
| San Diego * | Mon 7:20 AM | 1729 km | 1075 miles | 934 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Mon 7:20 AM | 1734 km | 1077 miles | 936 nm |  NE |
| Mexicali * | Mon 7:20 AM | 1787 km | 1110 miles | 965 nm | NNE |
| Mazatlan * | Mon 8:20 AM | 1825 km | 1134 miles | 985 nm |  ENE |
| Los Angeles * | Mon 7:20 AM | 1836 km | 1141 miles | 991 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Mon 7:20 AM | 2028 km | 1260 miles | 1095 nm | NNE |
| Guadalajara * | Mon 9:20 AM | 2090 km | 1298 miles | 1128 nm |  E |
| San Jose (USA) * | Mon 7:20 AM | 2140 km | 1330 miles | 1156 nm |  N |
| Las Vegas * | Mon 7:20 AM | 2150 km | 1336 miles | 1161 nm | NNE |
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