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 23:56:00 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: 33%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 23:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 109° 44' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.81 meters/second, 1565.3 km/hour, 972.6 miles/hour or 845.2 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' 28.1" | 16.21 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.21 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 13.4" | 972.56 mi | west | 0° 09' 33.5" | 10.95 mi | north | 972.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 18' 33.9" | 827.35 mi | east | 4° 04' 36.1" | 280.24 mi | north | 879.62 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 * | Sun 6:56 PM | 1482 km | 921 miles | 800 nm |  S |
| Adamstown | Sun 3:56 PM | 2477 km | 1539 miles | 1337 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 5:56 PM | 2632 km | 1635 miles | 1421 nm |  ENE |
| Lima | Sun 6:56 PM | 3551 km | 2207 miles | 1917 nm |  E |
| Quito | Sun 6:56 PM | 3751 km | 2331 miles | 2025 nm | ENE |
| Guatemala | Sun 5:56 PM | 3779 km | 2348 miles | 2040 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Sun 5:56 PM | 3783 km | 2351 miles | 2043 nm | NE |
| Mexico City | Sun 5:56 PM | 3844 km | 2388 miles | 2075 nm |  NNE |
| San Jose | Sun 5:56 PM | 3855 km | 2395 miles | 2081 nm | NE |
| Managua | Sun 5:56 PM | 3858 km | 2397 miles | 2083 nm | NE |
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