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 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 14:10:00 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: 28%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 14:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 97° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.52 meters/second, 1582.3 km/hour, 983.2 miles/hour or 854.4 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' 31.1" | 16.39 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.39 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 03.2" | 983.08 mi | west | 0° 09' 44.5" | 11.16 mi | south | 983.43 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 52.4" | 786.53 mi | east | 4° 11' 40.3" | 288.30 mi | south | 842.66 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 |
|---|
| Oaxaca * | Wed 9:10 AM | 588 km | 366 miles | 318 nm |  N |
| Acapulco * | Wed 9:10 AM | 619 km | 385 miles | 334 nm |  NNW |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez * | Wed 9:10 AM | 721 km | 448 miles | 390 nm |  NE |
| Escuintla | Wed 8:10 AM | 775 km | 482 miles | 419 nm |  ENE |
| Guatemala | Wed 8:10 AM | 813 km | 505 miles | 439 nm | ENE |
| Veracruz * | Wed 9:10 AM | 829 km | 515 miles | 448 nm | N |
| Mexico City * | Wed 9:10 AM | 863 km | 536 miles | 466 nm | NNW |
| Santa Ana | Wed 8:10 AM | 892 km | 554 miles | 482 nm | ENE |
| San Salvador | Wed 8:10 AM | 922 km | 573 miles | 498 nm | ENE |
| Belmopan | Wed 8:10 AM | 1114 km | 692 miles | 601 nm | NE |
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