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 Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 07:20:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 07:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 25' | North |
| Longitude: | 86° 44' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.85 meters/second, 1515.0 km/hour, 941.4 miles/hour or 818.1 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' 30.9" | 15.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.3" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 59.5" | 941.16 mi | west | 0° 02' 21.1" | 2.70 mi | north | 941.04 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 34.6" | 754.94 mi | east | 0° 30' 00.7" | 34.41 mi | north | 754.49 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 |
|---|
| Cozumel | Thu 1:20 AM | 24 km | 15 miles | 13 nm | WNW |
| Playa del Carmen | Thu 1:20 AM | 42 km | 26 miles | 22 nm | NW |
| Cancún | Thu 1:20 AM | 83 km | 51 miles | 45 nm | N |
| Chetumal | Thu 1:20 AM | 269 km | 167 miles | 145 nm | SW |
| Merida | Thu 1:20 AM | 306 km | 190 miles | 165 nm | WNW |
| Orange Walk Town | Thu 1:20 AM | 322 km | 200 miles | 174 nm | SW |
| Belize City | Thu 1:20 AM | 358 km | 222 miles | 193 nm | SSW |
| Belmopan | Thu 1:20 AM | 411 km | 256 miles | 222 nm | SSW |
| La Ceiba | Thu 1:20 AM | 513 km | 319 miles | 277 nm | S |
| Havana * | Thu 3:20 AM | 541 km | 336 miles | 292 nm | NE |
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