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 Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 21:16:00 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: 32%

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 Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 21:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 07'	South
Longitude:	71° 09'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.90 meters/second, 1562.1 km/hour, 970.6 miles/hour or 843.4 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' 27.9"	16.18 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.18 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 58.6"	970.52 mi	west	0° 09' 22.7"	10.75 mi	north	970.91 mi
24 hours	12° 24' 02.6"	831.98 mi	east	4° 01' 15.8"	276.42 mi	north	882.98 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
Cuzco	Sun 4:16 PM	108 km	67 miles	58 nm	NW
Arequipa	Sun 4:16 PM	257 km	160 miles	139 nm	S
La Paz	Sun 5:16 PM	418 km	260 miles	226 nm	SE
Rio Branco	Sun 5:16 PM	584 km	363 miles	315 nm	NE
Lima	Sun 4:16 PM	677 km	421 miles	366 nm	WNW
Sucre	Sun 5:16 PM	831 km	517 miles	449 nm	SE
Guayaquil	Sun 4:16 PM	1630 km	1013 miles	880 nm	NW
Manaus	Sun 5:16 PM	1725 km	1072 miles	932 nm	NE
Quito	Sun 4:16 PM	1736 km	1079 miles	937 nm	NNW
Asuncion *	Sun 6:16 PM	1878 km	1167 miles	1014 nm	SE