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 Monday, November 12, 2012 at 14:26:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 12, 2012 at 14:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 12' | South |
| Longitude: | 59° 49' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.40 meters/second, 1556.6 km/hour, 967.3 miles/hour or 840.5 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' 25.2" | 16.12 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.12 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 12.2" | 967.05 mi | west | 0° 09' 58.3" | 11.43 mi | south | 966.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 17' 47.8" | 958.77 mi | east | 3° 31' 20.1" | 242.21 mi | south | 981.05 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 |
|---|
| Santa Cruz | Mon 10:26 AM | 535 km | 333 miles | 289 nm |  SW |
| Sucre | Mon 10:26 AM | 789 km | 490 miles | 426 nm | SW |
| La Paz | Mon 10:26 AM | 928 km | 577 miles | 501 nm |  WSW |
| Rio Branco | Mon 10:26 AM | 988 km | 614 miles | 534 nm |  WNW |
| Manaus | Mon 10:26 AM | 1227 km | 762 miles | 662 nm |  N |
| Asuncion * | Mon 11:26 AM | 1247 km | 775 miles | 673 nm |  S |
| Brasilia * | Mon 12:26 PM | 1295 km | 805 miles | 699 nm |  E |
| São Paulo * | Mon 12:26 PM | 1731 km | 1075 miles | 935 nm |  SE |
| Lima | Mon 9:26 AM | 1882 km | 1169 miles | 1016 nm |  W |
| Belém | Mon 11:26 AM | 1883 km | 1170 miles | 1017 nm |  NE |
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