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 Monday, March 4, 2013 at 12:26:00 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: 55%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, March 4, 2013 at 12:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 05' | South |
| Longitude: | 101° 42' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.85 meters/second, 1507.9 km/hour, 936.9 miles/hour or 814.2 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' 24.9" | 15.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.3" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 57.0" | 936.70 mi | west | 0° 02' 22.8" | 2.73 mi | south | 936.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 05' 22.9" | 915.52 mi | east | 0° 20' 09.5" | 23.11 mi | south | 914.82 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 * | Mon 7:26 AM | 1099 km | 683 miles | 594 nm |  SW |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 6:26 AM | 2497 km | 1552 miles | 1348 nm |  NNE |
| Lima | Mon 7:26 AM | 2780 km | 1727 miles | 1501 nm |  ENE |
| Adamstown | Mon 4:26 AM | 2967 km | 1844 miles | 1602 nm |  WSW |
| Quito | Mon 7:26 AM | 3348 km | 2080 miles | 1808 nm |  NE |
| Santiago * | Mon 9:26 AM | 3405 km | 2115 miles | 1838 nm |  ESE |
| La Paz | Mon 8:26 AM | 3565 km | 2215 miles | 1925 nm |  E |
| Sucre | Mon 8:26 AM | 3817 km | 2372 miles | 2061 nm | E |
| San Jose | Mon 6:26 AM | 3840 km | 2386 miles | 2073 nm | NNE |
| Managua | Mon 6:26 AM | 3945 km | 2451 miles | 2130 nm | NNE |
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