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 14, 2012 at 19:44:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 14, 2012 at 19:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 51' | South |
| Longitude: | 95° 32' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.28 meters/second, 1516.6 km/hour, 942.4 miles/hour or 818.9 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' 23.4" | 15.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | north | 15.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 25.7" | 942.20 mi | west | 0° 06' 06.3" | 7.00 mi | north | 942.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 13' 14.5" | 931.09 mi | east | 2° 59' 06.6" | 205.30 mi | north | 961.08 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 * | Fri 2:44 PM | 1682 km | 1045 miles | 908 nm |  SW |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 1:44 PM | 2088 km | 1297 miles | 1127 nm |  NNE |
| Lima | Fri 2:44 PM | 2120 km | 1317 miles | 1145 nm |  ENE |
| Guayaquil | Fri 2:44 PM | 2507 km | 1558 miles | 1354 nm |  NE |
| Quito | Fri 2:44 PM | 2775 km | 1724 miles | 1498 nm | NE |
| La Paz | Fri 3:44 PM | 2916 km | 1812 miles | 1574 nm |  E |
| Santiago * | Fri 4:44 PM | 2953 km | 1835 miles | 1594 nm |  SE |
| Sucre | Fri 3:44 PM | 3184 km | 1979 miles | 1719 nm | E |
| San Jose | Fri 1:44 PM | 3422 km | 2126 miles | 1848 nm | NNE |
| Córdoba | Fri 4:44 PM | 3440 km | 2137 miles | 1857 nm |  ESE |
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