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 20:24:00 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%

Previous phase	New Moon	Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Next phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:32 PM

Position of the Moon

On Friday, November 16, 2012 at 20:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 53'	South
Longitude:	86° 09'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.63 meters/second, 1507.1 km/hour, 936.5 miles/hour or 813.8 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' 30.1"	936.26 mi	west	0° 04' 19.6"	4.96 mi	north	936.49 mi
24 hours	14° 12' 48.3"	924.67 mi	east	2° 18' 46.5"	159.09 mi	north	944.63 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 3:24 PM	1304 km	810 miles	704 nm	NE
La Paz	Fri 4:24 PM	1942 km	1206 miles	1048 nm	E
Guayaquil	Fri 3:24 PM	2070 km	1286 miles	1118 nm	NNE
Galapagos Islands	Fri 2:24 PM	2134 km	1326 miles	1152 nm	N
Santiago *	Fri 5:24 PM	2146 km	1334 miles	1159 nm	SE
Sucre	Fri 4:24 PM	2194 km	1363 miles	1185 nm	E
Quito	Fri 3:24 PM	2329 km	1447 miles	1257 nm	NNE
Easter Island *	Fri 3:24 PM	2494 km	1550 miles	1347 nm	WSW
Córdoba	Fri 5:24 PM	2543 km	1580 miles	1373 nm	SE
Asuncion *	Fri 5:24 PM	2986 km	1856 miles	1613 nm	ESE