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 01:52:00 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: 59%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 21, 2012 at 01:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 111° 08' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.46 meters/second, 1607.2 km/hour, 998.7 miles/hour or 867.8 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" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 05.6" | 998.65 mi | west | 0° 10' 23.8" | 11.91 mi | north | 998.53 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 45' 50.2" | 738.73 mi | east | 3° 56' 53.9" | 271.37 mi | north | 783.43 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 7:52 PM | 1618 km | 1005 miles | 874 nm |  NE |
| Guadalajara | Thu 7:52 PM | 1708 km | 1061 miles | 922 nm |  NNE |
| Mazatlan | Thu 6:52 PM | 1841 km | 1144 miles | 994 nm | NNE |
| Leon | Thu 7:52 PM | 1847 km | 1148 miles | 998 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City | Thu 7:52 PM | 1872 km | 1163 miles | 1011 nm | NE |
| Aguascalientes | Thu 7:52 PM | 1877 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm | NNE |
| San Luis Potosi | Thu 7:52 PM | 1980 km | 1230 miles | 1069 nm | NNE |
| Veracruz | Thu 7:52 PM | 2091 km | 1299 miles | 1129 nm | NE |
| Guatemala | Thu 7:52 PM | 2393 km | 1487 miles | 1292 nm |  ENE |
| Hermosillo | Thu 6:52 PM | 2419 km | 1503 miles | 1306 nm |  N |
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