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 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 01:16:00 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: 44%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 01:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 23' | South |
| Longitude: | 116° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.60 meters/second, 1593.4 km/hour, 990.1 miles/hour or 860.3 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' 30.2" | 16.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.50 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 20.8" | 990.04 mi | west | 0° 10' 48.1" | 12.37 mi | north | 990.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 05.1" | 788.42 mi | east | 4° 26' 20.0" | 305.06 mi | north | 849.33 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 * | Mon 8:16 PM | 2109 km | 1311 miles | 1139 nm |  SSE |
| Adamstown | Mon 5:16 PM | 2238 km | 1391 miles | 1208 nm |  SW |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 7:16 PM | 3152 km | 1958 miles | 1702 nm |  ENE |
| Papeete | Mon 3:16 PM | 3658 km | 2273 miles | 1975 nm |  WSW |
| Mexico City | Mon 7:16 PM | 3727 km | 2316 miles | 2013 nm |  NNE |
| Guatemala | Mon 7:16 PM | 3928 km | 2440 miles | 2121 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Mon 7:16 PM | 3974 km | 2469 miles | 2146 nm | NE |
| Managua | Mon 7:16 PM | 4130 km | 2566 miles | 2230 nm | NE |
| Tegucigalpa | Mon 7:16 PM | 4168 km | 2590 miles | 2251 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Mon 7:16 PM | 4204 km | 2612 miles | 2270 nm | ENE |
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