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 Saturday, November 10, 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: 15%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 14:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 02' | South |
| Longitude: | 86° 29' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.25 meters/second, 1606.5 km/hour, 998.2 miles/hour or 867.4 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' 29.0" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.2" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 05.8" | 998.14 mi | west | 0° 12' 17.8" | 14.09 mi | south | 998.08 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 41' 58.3" | 875.11 mi | east | 4° 48' 50.1" | 330.83 mi | south | 931.57 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 | Sat 8:28 AM | 574 km | 357 miles | 310 nm |  NW |
| Guayaquil | Sat 9:28 AM | 795 km | 494 miles | 429 nm |  ENE |
| Quito | Sat 9:28 AM | 1034 km | 643 miles | 558 nm | ENE |
| Lima | Sat 9:28 AM | 1297 km | 806 miles | 700 nm |  SE |
| Cali | Sat 9:28 AM | 1450 km | 901 miles | 783 nm |  NE |
| San Jose | Sat 8:28 AM | 1677 km | 1042 miles | 905 nm |  N |
| Panama | Sat 9:28 AM | 1733 km | 1077 miles | 936 nm |  NNE |
| Medellin | Sat 9:28 AM | 1738 km | 1080 miles | 938 nm | NE |
| Bogota | Sat 9:28 AM | 1745 km | 1084 miles | 942 nm | NE |
| Managua | Sat 8:28 AM | 1901 km | 1181 miles | 1026 nm | N |
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