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 22:06:00 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: 32%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 22:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 59' | South |
| Longitude: | 83° 13' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.19 meters/second, 1563.1 km/hour, 971.3 miles/hour or 844.0 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" | 16.19 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.3" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.19 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 03.2" | 971.16 mi | west | 0° 09' 26.2" | 10.81 mi | north | 971.55 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 22' 19.0" | 830.53 mi | east | 4° 02' 19.7" | 277.64 mi | north | 881.93 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 | Sun 5:06 PM | 703 km | 437 miles | 380 nm | ENE |
| Guayaquil | Sun 5:06 PM | 1352 km | 840 miles | 730 nm | NNE |
| Quito | Sun 5:06 PM | 1607 km | 999 miles | 868 nm | NNE |
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 4:06 PM | 1610 km | 1000 miles | 869 nm | NNW |
| La Paz | Sun 6:06 PM | 1643 km | 1021 miles | 887 nm | ESE |
| Sucre | Sun 6:06 PM | 1994 km | 1239 miles | 1077 nm | ESE |
| Bogota | Sun 5:06 PM | 2293 km | 1425 miles | 1238 nm | NNE |
| Santiago * | Sun 7:06 PM | 2500 km | 1553 miles | 1350 nm | SSE |
| Panama | Sun 5:06 PM | 2574 km | 1599 miles | 1390 nm | N |
| San Jose | Sun 4:06 PM | 2647 km | 1645 miles | 1429 nm | N |
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