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 17:26:00 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 17:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 23' | South |
| Longitude: | 107° 59' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.60 meters/second, 1510.6 km/hour, 938.6 miles/hour or 815.6 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" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.2" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 42.1" | 938.35 mi | west | 0° 05' 14.0" | 6.00 mi | south | 938.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 09' 38.9" | 989.38 mi | east | 1° 24' 31.4" | 96.91 mi | south | 989.76 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 |
|---|
| Easter Island * | Tue 12:26 PM | 864 km | 537 miles | 467 nm |  S |
| Adamstown | Tue 9:26 AM | 2363 km | 1468 miles | 1276 nm |  WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 11:26 AM | 2863 km | 1779 miles | 1546 nm |  NE |
| Lima | Tue 12:26 PM | 3408 km | 2118 miles | 1840 nm |  E |
| Quito | Tue 12:26 PM | 3851 km | 2393 miles | 2079 nm |  ENE |
| Santiago * | Tue 2:26 PM | 4007 km | 2490 miles | 2164 nm |  ESE |
| San Jose | Tue 11:26 AM | 4169 km | 2591 miles | 2251 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Tue 11:26 AM | 4198 km | 2609 miles | 2267 nm |  NNE |
| Guatemala | Tue 11:26 AM | 4218 km | 2621 miles | 2277 nm | NNE |
| Managua | Tue 11:26 AM | 4223 km | 2624 miles | 2280 nm | NE |
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