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 Friday, October 12, 2012 at 13:38:00 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: 12%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 12, 2012 at 13:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 00' | North |
| Longitude: | 66° 20' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.93 meters/second, 1612.6 km/hour, 1002.0 miles/hour or 870.7 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' 30.2" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.1" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 14.2" | 1001.94 mi | west | 0° 12' 14.2" | 14.01 mi | south | 1002.13 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 04' 46.1" | 834.46 mi | east | 5° 00' 01.6" | 343.60 mi | south | 903.22 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 |
|---|
| Boa Vista | Fri 9:38 AM | 625 km | 388 miles | 337 nm |  E |
| Caracas | Fri 9:08 AM | 831 km | 516 miles | 449 nm |  N |
| Bogota | Fri 8:38 AM | 879 km | 546 miles | 475 nm |  WNW |
| Linden | Fri 9:38 AM | 955 km | 593 miles | 516 nm |  ENE |
| San Fernando | Fri 9:38 AM | 968 km | 601 miles | 523 nm |  NNE |
| Manaus | Fri 9:38 AM | 975 km | 606 miles | 527 nm |  SE |
| Chaguanas | Fri 9:38 AM | 993 km | 617 miles | 536 nm | NNE |
| Georgetown | Fri 9:38 AM | 999 km | 621 miles | 540 nm | ENE |
| Port of Spain | Fri 9:38 AM | 999 km | 621 miles | 540 nm | NNE |
| Medellin | Fri 8:38 AM | 1089 km | 676 miles | 588 nm | WNW |
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