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 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 15:46:00 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 14' | South |
| Longitude: | 84° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.04 meters/second, 1512.1 km/hour, 939.6 miles/hour or 816.5 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' 22.7" | 15.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.5" | 0.11 mi | south | 15.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 48.9" | 939.34 mi | west | 0° 05' 28.1" | 6.27 mi | south | 939.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 07' 46.3" | 988.25 mi | east | 1° 30' 34.5" | 103.85 mi | south | 989.06 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 |
|---|
| Lima | Tue 10:46 AM | 1090 km | 677 miles | 589 nm |  NE |
| La Paz | Tue 11:46 AM | 1709 km | 1062 miles | 923 nm |  E |
| Guayaquil | Tue 10:46 AM | 1934 km | 1202 miles | 1045 nm |  NNE |
| Sucre | Tue 11:46 AM | 1972 km | 1225 miles | 1065 nm | E |
| Santiago * | Tue 12:46 PM | 2058 km | 1279 miles | 1111 nm |  SE |
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 9:46 AM | 2117 km | 1316 miles | 1143 nm |  NNW |
| Quito | Tue 10:46 AM | 2186 km | 1358 miles | 1180 nm | NNE |
| Córdoba | Tue 12:46 PM | 2405 km | 1494 miles | 1298 nm | SE |
| Easter Island * | Tue 10:46 AM | 2729 km | 1696 miles | 1474 nm |  WSW |
| Asuncion * | Tue 12:46 PM | 2795 km | 1736 miles | 1509 nm |  ESE |
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