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 27, 2012 at 03:18:00 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: 93%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 03:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 25' | North |
| Longitude: | 83° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.09 meters/second, 1613.1 km/hour, 1002.3 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' 33.1" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 14.7" | 1002.31 mi | west | 0° 10' 43.5" | 12.28 mi | north | 1002.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 43' 35.1" | 738.72 mi | east | 4° 07' 38.5" | 283.65 mi | north | 788.36 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 |
|---|
| David | Fri 10:18 PM | 359 km | 223 miles | 194 nm |  NNE |
| San Jose | Fri 9:18 PM | 503 km | 313 miles | 272 nm |  N |
| Alajuela | Fri 9:18 PM | 514 km | 319 miles | 277 nm | N |
| Panama | Fri 10:18 PM | 601 km | 374 miles | 325 nm |  NE |
| Masaya | Fri 9:18 PM | 775 km | 482 miles | 419 nm |  NNW |
| Managua | Fri 9:18 PM | 800 km | 497 miles | 432 nm | NNW |
| Cali | Fri 10:18 PM | 821 km | 510 miles | 443 nm |  ESE |
| Quito | Fri 10:18 PM | 844 km | 525 miles | 456 nm |  SE |
| Medellin | Fri 10:18 PM | 893 km | 555 miles | 482 nm |  E |
| Guayaquil | Fri 10:18 PM | 939 km | 584 miles | 507 nm |  SSE |
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