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, December 3, 2012 at 02:06:00 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: 83%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 3, 2012 at 02:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 29' | North |
| Longitude: | 17° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.17 meters/second, 1559.4 km/hour, 969.0 miles/hour or 842.0 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' 31.9" | 16.15 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.4" | 0.14 mi | south | 16.15 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 57.4" | 968.83 mi | west | 0° 07' 29.9" | 8.59 mi | south | 969.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 08' 07.8" | 742.42 mi | east | 3° 19' 07.9" | 228.18 mi | south | 781.96 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 |
|---|
| Ndjamena | Mon 3:06 AM | 436 km | 271 miles | 235 nm |  SSW |
| Kano | Mon 3:06 AM | 1008 km | 626 miles | 544 nm |  WSW |
| Bangui | Mon 3:06 AM | 1239 km | 770 miles | 669 nm |  S |
| Abuja | Mon 3:06 AM | 1285 km | 799 miles | 694 nm | WSW |
| Yaoundé | Mon 3:06 AM | 1427 km | 886 miles | 770 nm | SSW |
| Malabo | Mon 3:06 AM | 1587 km | 986 miles | 857 nm |  SW |
| Niamey | Mon 3:06 AM | 1635 km | 1016 miles | 883 nm |  W |
| Khartoum | Mon 5:06 AM | 1653 km | 1027 miles | 892 nm |  E |
| Lagos | Mon 3:06 AM | 1806 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm | WSW |
| Porto Novo | Mon 3:06 AM | 1855 km | 1152 miles | 1001 nm | WSW |
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