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 Wednesday, October 24, 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: 71%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 02:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 07' | South |
| Longitude: | 105° 18' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.63 meters/second, 1600.7 km/hour, 994.6 miles/hour or 864.3 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' 31.3" | 16.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 22.2" | 994.58 mi | west | 0° 10' 51.6" | 12.44 mi | north | 994.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 13' 43.4" | 769.00 mi | east | 4° 26' 43.5" | 305.49 mi | north | 830.68 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 8:32 PM | 1915 km | 1190 miles | 1034 nm |  ENE |
| Easter Island * | Tue 9:32 PM | 2142 km | 1331 miles | 1157 nm |  S |
| Guatemala | Tue 8:32 PM | 2996 km | 1862 miles | 1618 nm |  NNE |
| San Salvador | Tue 8:32 PM | 2998 km | 1863 miles | 1619 nm |  NE |
| Managua | Tue 8:32 PM | 3076 km | 1911 miles | 1661 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Tue 8:32 PM | 3085 km | 1917 miles | 1666 nm | NE |
| Quito | Tue 9:32 PM | 3098 km | 1925 miles | 1673 nm | ENE |
| Mexico City * | Tue 9:32 PM | 3120 km | 1939 miles | 1685 nm | NNE |
| Lima | Tue 9:32 PM | 3127 km | 1943 miles | 1688 nm |  E |
| Tegucigalpa | Tue 8:32 PM | 3164 km | 1966 miles | 1708 nm | NE |
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