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 Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 14:28:00 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: 19%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 14:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 90° 12' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.97 meters/second, 1601.9 km/hour, 995.4 miles/hour or 864.9 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' 30.7" | 16.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.59 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.2" | 995.29 mi | west | 0° 11' 14.6" | 12.88 mi | south | 995.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 46' 45.6" | 807.81 mi | east | 4° 42' 36.6" | 323.67 mi | south | 873.46 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 |
|---|
| Masaya | Thu 8:28 AM | 665 km | 413 miles | 359 nm |  NE |
| Managua | Thu 8:28 AM | 668 km | 415 miles | 361 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Thu 8:28 AM | 689 km | 428 miles | 372 nm |  N |
| San Miguel | Thu 8:28 AM | 693 km | 430 miles | 374 nm |  NNE |
| Santa Ana | Thu 8:28 AM | 716 km | 445 miles | 387 nm | N |
| San Jose | Thu 8:28 AM | 723 km | 449 miles | 390 nm |  ENE |
| Escuintla | Thu 8:28 AM | 750 km | 466 miles | 405 nm | N |
| Guatemala | Thu 8:28 AM | 783 km | 486 miles | 423 nm | N |
| Tegucigalpa | Thu 8:28 AM | 792 km | 492 miles | 428 nm | NNE |
| Choloma | Thu 8:28 AM | 925 km | 575 miles | 499 nm | NNE |
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