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 21, 2012 at 01:36:00 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: 58%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 21, 2012 at 01:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 10' | North |
| Longitude: | 107° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.50 meters/second, 1607.4 km/hour, 998.8 miles/hour or 867.9 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' 33.1" | 16.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 05.6" | 998.75 mi | west | 0° 10' 24.5" | 11.92 mi | north | 998.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 45' 49.2" | 738.78 mi | east | 3° 57' 12.2" | 271.72 mi | north | 783.61 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 |
|---|
| Acapulco | Thu 7:36 PM | 1334 km | 829 miles | 720 nm |  NE |
| Guadalajara | Thu 7:36 PM | 1551 km | 964 miles | 838 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Thu 7:36 PM | 1615 km | 1004 miles | 872 nm | NNE |
| Leon | Thu 7:36 PM | 1660 km | 1031 miles | 896 nm | NNE |
| Aguascalientes | Thu 7:36 PM | 1709 km | 1062 miles | 923 nm | NNE |
| Mazatlan | Thu 6:36 PM | 1778 km | 1105 miles | 960 nm |  N |
| San Luis Potosi | Thu 7:36 PM | 1789 km | 1112 miles | 966 nm | NNE |
| Veracruz | Thu 7:36 PM | 1790 km | 1112 miles | 967 nm | NE |
| Guatemala | Thu 7:36 PM | 2003 km | 1244 miles | 1081 nm |  ENE |
| San Salvador | Thu 7:36 PM | 2103 km | 1307 miles | 1136 nm | ENE |
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