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 15:46:00 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: 2%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 12, 2012 at 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 26' | South |
| Longitude: | 79° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.92 meters/second, 1554.9 km/hour, 966.2 miles/hour or 839.6 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' 25.1" | 16.10 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.10 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 05.4" | 965.97 mi | west | 0° 09' 51.2" | 11.29 mi | south | 965.68 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 20' 19.10" | 960.66 mi | east | 3° 27' 51.7" | 238.23 mi | south | 981.92 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 |
|---|
| Lima | Mon 10:46 AM | 341 km | 212 miles | 184 nm |  NE |
| La Paz | Mon 11:46 AM | 1193 km | 741 miles | 644 nm |  ESE |
| Guayaquil | Mon 10:46 AM | 1354 km | 841 miles | 731 nm |  N |
| Sucre | Mon 11:46 AM | 1554 km | 966 miles | 839 nm | ESE |
| Quito | Mon 10:46 AM | 1571 km | 976 miles | 848 nm | N |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 9:46 AM | 1895 km | 1177 miles | 1023 nm |  NW |
| Bogota | Mon 10:46 AM | 2178 km | 1353 miles | 1176 nm |  NNE |
| Santiago * | Mon 12:46 PM | 2269 km | 1410 miles | 1225 nm |  SSE |
| Córdoba | Mon 12:46 PM | 2417 km | 1502 miles | 1305 nm |  SE |
| Manaus | Mon 11:46 AM | 2435 km | 1513 miles | 1315 nm |  ENE |
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