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 Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 12:36:00 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: 45%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 12:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 22' | North |
| Longitude: | 94° 21' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.39 meters/second, 1596.2 km/hour, 991.8 miles/hour or 861.9 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' 31.7" | 16.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 49.8" | 991.76 mi | west | 0° 10' 18.7" | 11.81 mi | south | 992.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 19' 44.6" | 773.27 mi | east | 4° 21' 37.7" | 299.67 mi | south | 833.12 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 |
|---|
| Escuintla | Wed 6:36 AM | 670 km | 416 miles | 362 nm |  NE |
| Guatemala | Wed 6:36 AM | 713 km | 443 miles | 385 nm | NE |
| Santa Ana | Wed 6:36 AM | 731 km | 454 miles | 395 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Wed 6:36 AM | 739 km | 459 miles | 399 nm | NE |
| San Miguel | Wed 6:36 AM | 813 km | 505 miles | 439 nm | NE |
| Tuxtla Gutierrez | Wed 6:36 AM | 828 km | 514 miles | 447 nm |  N |
| Oaxaca | Wed 6:36 AM | 889 km | 552 miles | 480 nm |  NNW |
| Tegucigalpa | Wed 6:36 AM | 935 km | 581 miles | 505 nm | NE |
| Managua | Wed 6:36 AM | 937 km | 582 miles | 506 nm |  ENE |
| Masaya | Wed 6:36 AM | 948 km | 589 miles | 512 nm | ENE |
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