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 16:28:00 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: 11%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 12, 2012 at 16:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 107° 26' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.10 meters/second, 1613.1 km/hour, 1002.4 miles/hour or 871.0 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" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.2" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 08.5" | 1002.31 mi | west | 0° 12' 19.2" | 14.11 mi | south | 1002.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 07' 35.3" | 838.10 mi | east | 5° 01' 11.1" | 344.92 mi | south | 906.75 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 |
|---|
| Acapulco * | Fri 11:28 AM | 1794 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm |  NNE |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 10:28 AM | 2018 km | 1254 miles | 1090 nm |  E |
| Guadalajara * | Fri 11:28 AM | 2066 km | 1284 miles | 1115 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City * | Fri 11:28 AM | 2086 km | 1296 miles | 1126 nm | NNE |
| Aguascalientes * | Fri 11:28 AM | 2219 km | 1379 miles | 1198 nm | NNE |
| Veracruz * | Fri 11:28 AM | 2223 km | 1381 miles | 1200 nm | NNE |
| Guatemala | Fri 10:28 AM | 2294 km | 1425 miles | 1239 nm |  NE |
| Mazatlan * | Fri 10:28 AM | 2303 km | 1431 miles | 1244 nm |  N |
| San Salvador | Fri 10:28 AM | 2362 km | 1468 miles | 1275 nm |  ENE |
| Tegucigalpa | Fri 10:28 AM | 2568 km | 1596 miles | 1386 nm | ENE |
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