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 14:34:00 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: 40%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 14:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 13' | South |
| Longitude: | 119° 25' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.14 meters/second, 1613.3 km/hour, 1002.5 miles/hour or 871.1 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' 30.7" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.5" | 1002.41 mi | west | 0° 11' 55.2" | 13.65 mi | south | 1002.40 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 57' 49.8" | 826.31 mi | east | 4° 43' 29.5" | 324.69 mi | south | 885.17 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Fri 6:34 AM | 2676 km | 1663 miles | 1445 nm |  SSW |
| Easter Island * | Fri 9:34 AM | 2852 km | 1772 miles | 1540 nm |  SSE |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 8:34 AM | 3326 km | 2067 miles | 1796 nm |  E |
| Mexico City | Fri 8:34 AM | 3346 km | 2079 miles | 1806 nm |  NE |
| Papeete | Fri 4:34 AM | 3653 km | 2270 miles | 1972 nm |  WSW |
| Hermosillo | Fri 7:34 AM | 3684 km | 2289 miles | 1989 nm |  NNE |
| Guatemala | Fri 8:34 AM | 3746 km | 2328 miles | 2023 nm |  ENE |
| San Salvador | Fri 8:34 AM | 3825 km | 2377 miles | 2065 nm | ENE |
| Tegucigalpa | Fri 8:34 AM | 4034 km | 2507 miles | 2178 nm | ENE |
| Managua | Fri 8:34 AM | 4042 km | 2512 miles | 2183 nm | ENE |
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