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 Thursday, October 25, 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: 79%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 01:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 48' | South |
| Longitude: | 84° 23' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.67 meters/second, 1615.2 km/hour, 1003.6 miles/hour or 872.1 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' 32.4" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 25.6" | 1003.64 mi | west | 0° 11' 17.6" | 12.93 mi | north | 1003.83 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 53' 38.5" | 751.96 mi | east | 4° 31' 29.4" | 310.92 mi | north | 814.79 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 |
|---|
| Guayaquil | Wed 8:52 PM | 528 km | 328 miles | 285 nm |  ENE |
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 7:52 PM | 663 km | 412 miles | 358 nm |  WNW |
| Quito | Wed 8:52 PM | 763 km | 474 miles | 412 nm | ENE |
| Cali | Wed 8:52 PM | 1184 km | 735 miles | 639 nm |  NE |
| Lima | Wed 8:52 PM | 1220 km | 758 miles | 659 nm |  SE |
| Bogota | Wed 8:52 PM | 1476 km | 917 miles | 797 nm | NE |
| Medellin | Wed 8:52 PM | 1478 km | 919 miles | 798 nm | NE |
| Panama | Wed 8:52 PM | 1513 km | 940 miles | 817 nm |  NNE |
| San Jose | Wed 7:52 PM | 1518 km | 944 miles | 820 nm |  N |
| Managua | Wed 7:52 PM | 1775 km | 1103 miles | 959 nm | N |
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