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 Friday, November 9, 2012 at 12:26:00 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: 25%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 9, 2012 at 12:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 18' | North |
| Longitude: | 69° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.72 meters/second, 1615.4 km/hour, 1003.8 miles/hour or 872.2 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' 30.6" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.1" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 35.2" | 1003.71 mi | west | 0° 12' 11.2" | 13.96 mi | south | 1003.81 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 00' 29.6" | 830.66 mi | east | 4° 55' 21.8" | 338.26 mi | south | 896.12 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 |
|---|
| Villavicencio | Fri 7:26 AM | 666 km | 414 miles | 360 nm |  NW |
| Bogota | Fri 7:26 AM | 738 km | 459 miles | 399 nm | NW |
| Cali | Fri 7:26 AM | 899 km | 558 miles | 485 nm |  WNW |
| Medellin | Fri 7:26 AM | 982 km | 610 miles | 530 nm | NW |
| Quito | Fri 7:26 AM | 1056 km | 656 miles | 570 nm |  W |
| Manaus | Fri 8:26 AM | 1071 km | 666 miles | 578 nm |  ESE |
| Caracas | Fri 7:56 AM | 1152 km | 716 miles | 622 nm |  NNE |
| Guayaquil | Fri 7:26 AM | 1241 km | 771 miles | 670 nm |  WSW |
| Georgetown | Fri 8:26 AM | 1405 km | 873 miles | 759 nm |  ENE |
| Port of Spain | Fri 8:26 AM | 1415 km | 879 miles | 764 nm |  NE |
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