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 Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 23:24:00 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: 22%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 23:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 12' | South |
| Longitude: | 115° 13' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.39 meters/second, 1535.0 km/hour, 953.8 miles/hour or 828.8 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' 25.7" | 15.90 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.14 mi | north | 15.90 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 53.0" | 953.68 mi | west | 0° 07' 32.2" | 8.64 mi | north | 954.04 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 12' 16.2" | 872.63 mi | east | 3° 25' 22.1" | 235.36 mi | north | 911.06 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 * | Sat 6:24 PM | 1251 km | 777 miles | 675 nm |  SSE |
| Adamstown | Sat 3:24 PM | 1772 km | 1101 miles | 957 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Sat 5:24 PM | 3336 km | 2073 miles | 1801 nm |  ENE |
| Papeete | Sat 1:24 PM | 3645 km | 2265 miles | 1968 nm |  W |
| Lima | Sat 6:24 PM | 4147 km | 2577 miles | 2239 nm |  E |
| Mexico City | Sat 5:24 PM | 4417 km | 2745 miles | 2385 nm |  NNE |
| Quito | Sat 6:24 PM | 4440 km | 2759 miles | 2397 nm | ENE |
| Guatemala | Sat 5:24 PM | 4443 km | 2761 miles | 2399 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Sat 5:24 PM | 4457 km | 2770 miles | 2407 nm | NE |
| Managua | Sat 5:24 PM | 4548 km | 2826 miles | 2456 nm | NE |
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