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, December 7, 2012 at 13:08:00 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: 41%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 13:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 98° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.30 meters/second, 1613.9 km/hour, 1002.8 miles/hour or 871.4 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' 30.8" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 53.1" | 1002.76 mi | west | 0° 11' 55.2" | 13.65 mi | south | 1002.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 55' 35.2" | 823.95 mi | east | 4° 43' 55.8" | 325.19 mi | south | 883.31 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 | Fri 7:08 AM | 1027 km | 638 miles | 555 nm |  ENE |
| Guayaquil | Fri 8:08 AM | 2082 km | 1294 miles | 1124 nm |  E |
| San Salvador | Fri 7:08 AM | 2112 km | 1312 miles | 1140 nm |  NNE |
| Guatemala | Fri 7:08 AM | 2134 km | 1326 miles | 1152 nm | NNE |
| San Jose | Fri 7:08 AM | 2148 km | 1335 miles | 1160 nm |  NE |
| Managua | Fri 7:08 AM | 2155 km | 1339 miles | 1164 nm | NE |
| Acapulco | Fri 7:08 AM | 2192 km | 1362 miles | 1184 nm |  N |
| Quito | Fri 8:08 AM | 2257 km | 1403 miles | 1219 nm | E |
| Tegucigalpa | Fri 7:08 AM | 2261 km | 1405 miles | 1221 nm | NNE |
| Veracruz | Fri 7:08 AM | 2460 km | 1528 miles | 1328 nm | N |
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