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 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 02:32:00 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: 60%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 02:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 16' | South |
| Longitude: | 117° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.13 meters/second, 1577.3 km/hour, 980.1 miles/hour or 851.6 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' 29.7" | 16.33 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.34 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 50.6" | 979.99 mi | west | 0° 09' 51.8" | 11.30 mi | north | 980.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 45' 19.0" | 794.66 mi | east | 4° 09' 22.4" | 285.68 mi | north | 849.66 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 |
|---|
| Easter Island * | Mon 9:32 PM | 1827 km | 1136 miles | 987 nm |  SSE |
| Adamstown | Mon 6:32 PM | 1972 km | 1225 miles | 1065 nm |  SW |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 8:32 PM | 3281 km | 2039 miles | 1772 nm |  ENE |
| Papeete | Mon 4:32 PM | 3542 km | 2201 miles | 1912 nm |  WSW |
| Mexico City * | Mon 9:32 PM | 4019 km | 2497 miles | 2170 nm |  NNE |
| Guatemala | Mon 8:32 PM | 4170 km | 2591 miles | 2252 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Mon 8:32 PM | 4207 km | 2614 miles | 2272 nm | NE |
| Managua | Mon 8:32 PM | 4344 km | 2699 miles | 2345 nm | NE |
| Lima | Mon 9:32 PM | 4352 km | 2704 miles | 2350 nm |  E |
| Tegucigalpa | Mon 8:32 PM | 4395 km | 2731 miles | 2373 nm | NE |
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