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 Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 00:52:00 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: 38%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 00:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 118° 29' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.09 meters/second, 1616.7 km/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 873.0 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' 31.7" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 49.1" | 1004.58 mi | west | 0° 11' 39.3" | 13.35 mi | north | 1004.73 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 04' 58.4" | 766.24 mi | east | 4° 35' 54.0" | 315.97 mi | north | 829.02 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 | Tue 4:52 PM | 2849 km | 1770 miles | 1539 nm |  SSW |
| Easter Island * | Tue 7:52 PM | 2952 km | 1834 miles | 1594 nm |  SSE |
| Mexico City | Tue 6:52 PM | 3170 km | 1970 miles | 1712 nm |  NE |
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 6:52 PM | 3217 km | 1999 miles | 1737 nm |  E |
| Hermosillo | Tue 5:52 PM | 3521 km | 2188 miles | 1901 nm |  NNE |
| Guatemala | Tue 6:52 PM | 3583 km | 2226 miles | 1934 nm |  ENE |
| San Salvador | Tue 6:52 PM | 3665 km | 2277 miles | 1979 nm | ENE |
| Papeete | Tue 2:52 PM | 3812 km | 2368 miles | 2058 nm |  WSW |
| Tegucigalpa | Tue 6:52 PM | 3875 km | 2408 miles | 2092 nm | ENE |
| Managua | Tue 6:52 PM | 3888 km | 2416 miles | 2100 nm | ENE |
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