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, November 4, 2012 at 08:20:00 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: 75%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 08:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 66° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.50 meters/second, 1528.2 km/hour, 949.6 miles/hour or 825.2 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' 31.1" | 15.83 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.6" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.83 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 12.7" | 949.37 mi | west | 0° 04' 36.0" | 5.28 mi | south | 949.60 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 50.0" | 748.53 mi | east | 2° 14' 32.0" | 154.22 mi | south | 768.99 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 |
|---|
| San Juan | Sun 4:20 AM | 72 km | 45 miles | 39 nm | SSE |
| Caguas | Sun 4:20 AM | 99 km | 62 miles | 54 nm | SSE |
| Ponce | Sun 4:20 AM | 120 km | 75 miles | 65 nm | SSW |
| Charlotte Amalie | Sun 4:20 AM | 172 km | 107 miles | 93 nm | ESE |
| Cruz Bay | Sun 4:20 AM | 186 km | 115 miles | 100 nm | ESE |
| Road Town | Sun 4:20 AM | 198 km | 123 miles | 107 nm | ESE |
| Punta Cana | Sun 4:20 AM | 218 km | 135 miles | 118 nm | WSW |
| Christiansted | Sun 4:20 AM | 230 km | 143 miles | 124 nm | SE |
| The Valley | Sun 4:20 AM | 361 km | 225 miles | 195 nm | ESE |
| Marigot | Sun 4:20 AM | 365 km | 227 miles | 197 nm | ESE |
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