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 Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 00:04:00 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: 27%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 00:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 36' | South |
| Longitude: | 121° 10' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.04 meters/second, 1501.4 km/hour, 932.9 miles/hour or 810.7 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' 24.1" | 15.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.5" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 08.1" | 932.69 mi | west | 0° 02' 34.7" | 2.96 mi | north | 932.82 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 02' 35.2" | 909.44 mi | east | 1° 38' 04.3" | 112.44 mi | north | 921.07 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Fri 4:04 PM | 1042 km | 647 miles | 562 nm |  WSW |
| Easter Island * | Fri 7:04 PM | 1402 km | 871 miles | 757 nm |  ESE |
| Papeete | Fri 2:04 PM | 3004 km | 1867 miles | 1622 nm |  W |
| Rarotonga | Fri 2:04 PM | 4007 km | 2490 miles | 2164 nm | W |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 6:04 PM | 4066 km | 2526 miles | 2195 nm |  ENE |
| Kiritimati | Sat 2:04 PM | 4661 km | 2896 miles | 2517 nm |  WNW |
| Lima | Fri 7:04 PM | 4795 km | 2979 miles | 2589 nm |  E |
| Mexico City * | Fri 7:04 PM | 5037 km | 3130 miles | 2720 nm |  NNE |
| Alofi | Fri 1:04 PM | 5091 km | 3163 miles | 2749 nm | W |
| Guatemala | Fri 6:04 PM | 5137 km | 3192 miles | 2774 nm |  NE |
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