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, October 26, 2012 at 05:24:00 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%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 26, 2012 at 05:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 24' | North |
| Longitude: | 124° 54' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.87 meters/second, 1619.5 km/hour, 1006.3 miles/hour or 874.5 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" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 06.3" | 1006.33 mi | west | 0° 11' 12.5" | 12.84 mi | north | 1006.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 43' 05.0" | 741.21 mi | east | 4° 23' 32.9" | 301.83 mi | north | 799.00 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Thu 9:24 PM | 2981 km | 1852 miles | 1609 nm |  S |
| Hermosillo | Thu 10:24 PM | 3401 km | 2113 miles | 1836 nm |  NNE |
| Papeete | Thu 7:24 PM | 3421 km | 2126 miles | 1847 nm |  SW |
| Mexico City * | Fri 12:24 AM | 3444 km | 2140 miles | 1860 nm |  NE |
| Easter Island * | Fri 12:24 AM | 3566 km | 2216 miles | 1925 nm |  SSE |
| Kiritimati | Fri 7:24 PM | 3609 km | 2243 miles | 1949 nm |  W |
| Los Angeles * | Thu 10:24 PM | 3681 km | 2287 miles | 1988 nm |  N |
| Phoenix | Thu 10:24 PM | 3793 km | 2357 miles | 2048 nm | NNE |
| Galapagos Islands | Thu 11:24 PM | 3937 km | 2447 miles | 2126 nm |  E |
| Las Vegas * | Thu 10:24 PM | 3976 km | 2470 miles | 2147 nm | NNE |
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