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 Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 03:42:00 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: 88%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 5:27 PM
Next phase	Full Moon	Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 9:28 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 03:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 51'	North
Longitude:	93° 28'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.97 meters/second, 1598.3 km/hour, 993.1 miles/hour or 863.0 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' 31.6"	16.55 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	south	16.55 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 43.1"	993.07 mi	west	0° 10' 06.4"	11.58 mi	south	993.36 mi
24 hours	11° 21' 41.2"	776.60 mi	east	4° 15' 32.1"	292.68 mi	south	833.44 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
Escuintla	Sat 9:42 PM	670 km	416 miles	362 nm	NNE
San Salvador	Sat 9:42 PM	711 km	442 miles	384 nm	NE
Santa Ana	Sat 9:42 PM	711 km	442 miles	384 nm	NE
Guatemala	Sat 9:42 PM	713 km	443 miles	385 nm	NNE
San Miguel	Sat 9:42 PM	772 km	480 miles	417 nm	NE
Managua	Sat 9:42 PM	869 km	540 miles	469 nm	ENE
Tuxtla Gutierrez	Sat 9:42 PM	875 km	544 miles	472 nm	N
Masaya	Sat 9:42 PM	878 km	546 miles	474 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Sat 9:42 PM	893 km	555 miles	482 nm	NE
Choloma	Sat 9:42 PM	958 km	596 miles	518 nm	NE