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 18:02:00 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 18:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 48' | South |
| Longitude: | 111° 43' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.10 meters/second, 1552.0 km/hour, 964.3 miles/hour or 838.0 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' 24.8" | 16.07 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.07 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 53.8" | 964.13 mi | west | 0° 09' 38.5" | 11.05 mi | south | 963.84 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 24' 34.1" | 963.77 mi | east | 3° 21' 48.1" | 231.29 mi | south | 983.31 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 |
|---|
| Easter Island * | Mon 1:02 PM | 1383 km | 859 miles | 747 nm |  S |
| Adamstown | Mon 10:02 AM | 2231 km | 1386 miles | 1205 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 12:02 PM | 2878 km | 1788 miles | 1554 nm |  ENE |
| Lima | Mon 1:02 PM | 3765 km | 2339 miles | 2033 nm |  E |
| Quito | Mon 1:02 PM | 3994 km | 2482 miles | 2157 nm | ENE |
| Guatemala | Mon 12:02 PM | 4003 km | 2487 miles | 2161 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Mon 12:02 PM | 4011 km | 2492 miles | 2166 nm | NE |
| Mexico City | Mon 12:02 PM | 4029 km | 2503 miles | 2175 nm |  NNE |
| Papeete | Mon 8:02 AM | 4052 km | 2518 miles | 2188 nm |  W |
| Managua | Mon 12:02 PM | 4094 km | 2544 miles | 2211 nm | NE |
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