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 Friday, November 23, 2012 at 01:52:00 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: 74%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 23, 2012 at 01:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 10' | North |
| Longitude: | 92° 09' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.94 meters/second, 1616.2 km/hour, 1004.2 miles/hour or 872.7 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' 33.2" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 19.6" | 1004.23 mi | west | 0° 10' 51.7" | 12.44 mi | north | 1004.19 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 14.0" | 735.05 mi | east | 4° 11' 57.0" | 288.57 mi | north | 787.24 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 | Thu 7:52 PM | 627 km | 390 miles | 339 nm |  SSE |
| Managua | Thu 7:52 PM | 1096 km | 681 miles | 592 nm |  NE |
| San Jose | Thu 7:52 PM | 1096 km | 681 miles | 592 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Thu 7:52 PM | 1104 km | 686 miles | 596 nm |  NNE |
| Santa Ana | Thu 7:52 PM | 1124 km | 698 miles | 607 nm | NNE |
| Guatemala | Thu 7:52 PM | 1170 km | 727 miles | 631 nm |  N |
| Tegucigalpa | Thu 7:52 PM | 1223 km | 760 miles | 660 nm | NNE |
| Belmopan | Thu 7:52 PM | 1494 km | 928 miles | 807 nm | NNE |
| Panama | Thu 8:52 PM | 1495 km | 929 miles | 807 nm |  ENE |
| Guayaquil | Thu 8:52 PM | 1534 km | 953 miles | 829 nm |  ESE |
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