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 03:28:00 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 03:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 75° 19' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.77 meters/second, 1597.6 km/hour, 992.7 miles/hour or 862.6 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' 33.0" | 16.54 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 03.6" | 992.60 mi | west | 0° 09' 47.8" | 11.22 mi | north | 992.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 51' 15.6" | 740.46 mi | east | 3° 40' 54.0" | 253.08 mi | north | 778.24 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 |
|---|
| Cartagena | Sat 10:28 PM | 96 km | 60 miles | 52 nm | NNW |
| Barranquilla | Sat 10:28 PM | 185 km | 115 miles | 100 nm | NNE |
| Santa Marta | Sat 10:28 PM | 230 km | 143 miles | 124 nm | NNE |
| Cúcuta | Sat 10:28 PM | 358 km | 222 miles | 193 nm | ESE |
| Bucaramanga | Sat 10:28 PM | 358 km | 223 miles | 193 nm | SE |
| Medellin | Sat 10:28 PM | 368 km | 229 miles | 199 nm | S |
| Maracaibo | Sat 10:58 PM | 425 km | 264 miles | 230 nm | ENE |
| Panama | Sat 10:28 PM | 466 km | 290 miles | 252 nm | W |
| Manizales | Sat 10:28 PM | 500 km | 311 miles | 270 nm | S |
| Pereira | Sat 10:28 PM | 527 km | 327 miles | 285 nm | S |
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