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 16, 2012 at 18:56:00 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: 12%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 16, 2012 at 18:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 59' | South |
| Longitude: | 65° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.31 meters/second, 1505.9 km/hour, 935.7 miles/hour or 813.1 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' 23.4" | 15.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.1" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 23.5" | 935.54 mi | west | 0° 04' 07.5" | 4.73 mi | north | 935.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 15' 50.5" | 927.37 mi | east | 2° 14' 27.6" | 154.15 mi | north | 946.34 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 |
|---|
| Potosi | Fri 2:56 PM | 86 km | 54 miles | 47 nm |  WNW |
| Sucre | Fri 2:56 PM | 108 km | 67 miles | 58 nm |  NNW |
| Santa Cruz | Fri 2:56 PM | 313 km | 195 miles | 169 nm |  NE |
| La Paz | Fri 2:56 PM | 505 km | 314 miles | 273 nm |  NW |
| Salta | Fri 3:56 PM | 532 km | 331 miles | 287 nm |  S |
| Tucumán | Fri 3:56 PM | 757 km | 470 miles | 409 nm | S |
| Asuncion * | Fri 3:56 PM | 961 km | 597 miles | 519 nm |  SE |
| Córdoba | Fri 3:56 PM | 1269 km | 789 miles | 685 nm | S |
| Rosario | Fri 3:56 PM | 1501 km | 932 miles | 810 nm |  SSE |
| Lima | Fri 1:56 PM | 1553 km | 965 miles | 839 nm | WNW |
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