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 Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 00:52:00 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 00:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 88° 21' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.85 meters/second, 1619.5 km/hour, 1006.3 miles/hour or 874.4 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' 32.7" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 50.6" | 1006.29 mi | west | 0° 11' 19.1" | 12.96 mi | north | 1006.38 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 45' 17.6" | 743.95 mi | east | 4° 27' 29.6" | 306.34 mi | north | 804.08 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 6:52 PM | 147 km | 91 miles | 79 nm |  WSW |
| Guayaquil | Wed 7:52 PM | 960 km | 596 miles | 518 nm |  ESE |
| Quito | Wed 7:52 PM | 1097 km | 682 miles | 592 nm |  E |
| San Jose | Wed 6:52 PM | 1245 km | 773 miles | 672 nm |  NNE |
| Cali | Wed 7:52 PM | 1386 km | 861 miles | 749 nm |  ENE |
| Managua | Wed 6:52 PM | 1415 km | 879 miles | 764 nm |  N |
| Panama | Wed 7:52 PM | 1434 km | 891 miles | 774 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Wed 6:52 PM | 1571 km | 976 miles | 848 nm | N |
| Medellin | Wed 7:52 PM | 1600 km | 994 miles | 864 nm | ENE |
| Santa Ana | Wed 6:52 PM | 1606 km | 998 miles | 867 nm | N |
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