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 14:38:00 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 14:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 09' | South |
| Longitude: | 100° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.67 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' 30.5" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.1" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 28.9" | 1003.60 mi | west | 0° 12' 13.6" | 14.00 mi | south | 1003.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 03' 29.6" | 834.13 mi | east | 4° 55' 37.0" | 338.55 mi | south | 899.18 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 8:38 AM | 1266 km | 787 miles | 684 nm |  E |
| Acapulco | Fri 8:38 AM | 1883 km | 1170 miles | 1017 nm |  N |
| Guatemala | Fri 8:38 AM | 1995 km | 1240 miles | 1077 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Fri 8:38 AM | 2006 km | 1247 miles | 1083 nm | NE |
| Managua | Fri 8:38 AM | 2118 km | 1316 miles | 1143 nm | NE |
| Mexico City | Fri 8:38 AM | 2174 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm | N |
| San Jose | Fri 8:38 AM | 2176 km | 1352 miles | 1175 nm |  ENE |
| Tegucigalpa | Fri 8:38 AM | 2182 km | 1356 miles | 1178 nm | NE |
| Veracruz | Fri 8:38 AM | 2201 km | 1368 miles | 1188 nm |  NNE |
| Guadalajara | Fri 8:38 AM | 2317 km | 1440 miles | 1251 nm | N |
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