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 14:28:00 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: 24%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 9, 2012 at 14:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 07' | South |
| Longitude: | 98° 32' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.68 meters/second, 1615.2 km/hour, 1003.7 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' 30.4" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.1" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 29.3" | 1003.61 mi | west | 0° 12' 13.3" | 14.00 mi | south | 1003.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 03' 15.7" | 833.87 mi | east | 4° 55' 36.1" | 338.54 mi | south | 898.95 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 8:28 AM | 998 km | 620 miles | 539 nm |  E |
| San Salvador | Fri 8:28 AM | 1842 km | 1145 miles | 995 nm |  NNE |
| Santa Ana | Fri 8:28 AM | 1847 km | 1148 miles | 997 nm | NNE |
| Guatemala | Fri 8:28 AM | 1852 km | 1150 miles | 1000 nm | NNE |
| Acapulco | Fri 8:28 AM | 1882 km | 1170 miles | 1016 nm |  N |
| Managua | Fri 8:28 AM | 1918 km | 1192 miles | 1036 nm |  NE |
| San Jose | Fri 8:28 AM | 1948 km | 1211 miles | 1052 nm | NE |
| Tegucigalpa | Fri 8:28 AM | 2004 km | 1245 miles | 1082 nm | NE |
| Guayaquil | Fri 9:28 AM | 2087 km | 1297 miles | 1127 nm | E |
| Veracruz | Fri 8:28 AM | 2150 km | 1336 miles | 1161 nm | N |
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