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 30, 2012 at 07:50:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 07:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 50' | North |
| Longitude: | 116° 52' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.27 meters/second, 1549.0 km/hour, 962.5 miles/hour or 836.4 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' 31.8" | 16.04 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.4" | 0.13 mi | north | 16.04 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 56.0" | 962.29 mi | west | 0° 06' 30.2" | 7.46 mi | north | 962.04 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 20' 06.4" | 750.65 mi | east | 2° 13' 40.3" | 153.23 mi | north | 761.62 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 |
|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | Tue 1:50 AM | 1295 km | 805 miles | 699 nm |  ENE |
| Mazatlan | Tue 12:50 AM | 1301 km | 808 miles | 703 nm |  NE |
| Hermosillo | Tue 12:50 AM | 1484 km | 922 miles | 801 nm |  NNE |
| Guadalajara | Tue 1:50 AM | 1486 km | 924 miles | 803 nm | ENE |
| Aguascalientes | Tue 1:50 AM | 1627 km | 1011 miles | 879 nm | ENE |
| Leon | Tue 1:50 AM | 1666 km | 1035 miles | 900 nm | ENE |
| Tijuana * | Tue 12:50 AM | 1740 km | 1081 miles | 940 nm |  N |
| Mexicali * | Tue 12:50 AM | 1757 km | 1092 miles | 949 nm | N |
| San Diego * | Tue 12:50 AM | 1760 km | 1094 miles | 951 nm | N |
| San Luis Potosi | Tue 1:50 AM | 1768 km | 1098 miles | 954 nm | ENE |
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