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 Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 03:08:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 03:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 31' | North |
| Longitude: | 70° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.84 meters/second, 1597.8 km/hour, 992.8 miles/hour or 862.8 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" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 03.7" | 992.76 mi | west | 0° 09' 48.9" | 11.24 mi | north | 992.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 51' 07.0" | 740.41 mi | east | 3° 41' 20.0" | 253.57 mi | north | 778.37 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 |
|---|
| Ciudad Ojeda | Sat 10:38 PM | 110 km | 68 miles | 59 nm |  NW |
| Barquisimeto | Sat 10:38 PM | 141 km | 88 miles | 76 nm |  ENE |
| Maracaibo | Sat 10:38 PM | 185 km | 115 miles | 100 nm | NW |
| Valencia | Sat 10:38 PM | 284 km | 176 miles | 153 nm | ENE |
| Cúcuta | Sat 10:08 PM | 286 km | 178 miles | 155 nm |  SW |
| Willemstad | Sat 11:08 PM | 332 km | 207 miles | 179 nm |  NNE |
| Oranjestad | Sat 11:08 PM | 335 km | 208 miles | 181 nm |  N |
| Maracay | Sat 10:38 PM | 341 km | 212 miles | 184 nm | ENE |
| Bucaramanga | Sat 10:08 PM | 397 km | 247 miles | 214 nm | SW |
| Caracas | Sat 10:38 PM | 407 km | 253 miles | 220 nm | ENE |
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