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 01:42:00 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%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Next phase	Full Moon	Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 01:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 19'	South
Longitude:	100° 28'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.87 meters/second, 1619.5 km/hour, 1006.3 miles/hour or 874.5 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' 32.9"	16.77 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	north	16.77 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 52.1"	1006.34 mi	west	0° 11' 18.6"	12.95 mi	north	1006.43 mi
24 hours	10° 44' 53.7"	743.51 mi	east	4° 27' 08.2"	305.93 mi	north	803.45 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 7:42 PM	1212 km	753 miles	654 nm	E
Acapulco	Wed 7:42 PM	1900 km	1181 miles	1026 nm	N
Guatemala	Wed 7:42 PM	1981 km	1231 miles	1070 nm	NNE
San Salvador	Wed 7:42 PM	1988 km	1235 miles	1073 nm	NE
Santa Ana	Wed 7:42 PM	1989 km	1236 miles	1074 nm	NE
Managua	Wed 7:42 PM	2090 km	1299 miles	1129 nm	NE
San Jose	Wed 7:42 PM	2141 km	1330 miles	1156 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Wed 7:42 PM	2160 km	1342 miles	1166 nm	NE
Mexico City	Wed 7:42 PM	2189 km	1360 miles	1182 nm	N
Veracruz	Wed 7:42 PM	2208 km	1372 miles	1192 nm	NNE