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, November 22, 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 01:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 17' | South |
| Longitude: | 102° 54' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.88 meters/second, 1619.6 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' 32.9" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 52.4" | 1006.35 mi | west | 0° 11' 18.5" | 12.95 mi | north | 1006.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 44' 49.1" | 743.42 mi | east | 4° 27' 03.9" | 305.85 mi | north | 803.32 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 7:52 PM | 1482 km | 921 miles | 800 nm |  E |
| Acapulco | Wed 7:52 PM | 1923 km | 1195 miles | 1039 nm |  N |
| Guatemala | Wed 7:52 PM | 2138 km | 1328 miles | 1154 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Wed 7:52 PM | 2162 km | 1344 miles | 1168 nm | NE |
| Mexico City | Wed 7:52 PM | 2219 km | 1379 miles | 1198 nm | N |
| Veracruz | Wed 7:52 PM | 2276 km | 1414 miles | 1229 nm |  NNE |
| Managua | Wed 7:52 PM | 2296 km | 1427 miles | 1240 nm | NE |
| Guadalajara | Wed 7:52 PM | 2319 km | 1441 miles | 1252 nm | N |
| Tegucigalpa | Wed 7:52 PM | 2347 km | 1458 miles | 1267 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Wed 7:52 PM | 2371 km | 1473 miles | 1280 nm |  ENE |
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