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 20:06:00 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 20:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 54' | South |
| Longitude: | 81° 50' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.57 meters/second, 1506.8 km/hour, 936.3 miles/hour or 813.6 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' 23.4" | 15.61 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.2" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.61 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 28.7" | 936.11 mi | west | 0° 04' 17.1" | 4.91 mi | north | 936.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 13' 25.7" | 925.23 mi | east | 2° 17' 54.0" | 158.09 mi | north | 944.98 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 | Fri 3:06 PM | 1009 km | 627 miles | 545 nm |  NNE |
| La Paz | Fri 4:06 PM | 1497 km | 930 miles | 808 nm |  ENE |
| Sucre | Fri 4:06 PM | 1742 km | 1082 miles | 941 nm |  E |
| Santiago * | Fri 5:06 PM | 1863 km | 1158 miles | 1006 nm |  SE |
| Guayaquil | Fri 3:06 PM | 1968 km | 1223 miles | 1063 nm |  N |
| Córdoba | Fri 5:06 PM | 2179 km | 1354 miles | 1177 nm | SE |
| Quito | Fri 3:06 PM | 2206 km | 1371 miles | 1191 nm | N |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 2:06 PM | 2266 km | 1408 miles | 1224 nm |  NNW |
| Asuncion * | Fri 5:06 PM | 2554 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm |  ESE |
| Buenos Aires | Fri 5:06 PM | 2825 km | 1755 miles | 1525 nm | SE |
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