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 12, 2011 at 05:08:00 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: 97%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 12:48 AM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, December 12, 2011 at 05:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 02'	North
Longitude:	59° 01'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.12 meters/second, 1505.2 km/hour, 935.3 miles/hour or 812.8 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' 28.8"	15.59 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	south	15.59 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 49.4"	935.03 mi	west	0° 04' 39.3"	5.34 mi	south	935.29 mi
24 hours	12° 23' 08.5"	799.85 mi	east	2° 22' 01.3"	162.83 mi	south	822.22 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
Saint John's (Antigua)	Mon 1:08 AM	526 km	327 miles	284 nm	SW
The Valley	Mon 1:08 AM	527 km	328 miles	285 nm	SW
Gustavia	Mon 1:08 AM	532 km	330 miles	287 nm	SW
Marigot	Mon 1:08 AM	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	SW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Mon 1:08 AM	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	SW
Brades	Mon 1:08 AM	579 km	360 miles	313 nm	SW
Pointe-à-Pitre	Mon 1:08 AM	594 km	369 miles	321 nm	SSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Mon 1:08 AM	627 km	390 miles	339 nm	SSW
Road Town	Mon 1:08 AM	655 km	407 miles	353 nm	WSW
Roseau	Mon 1:08 AM	682 km	424 miles	368 nm	SSW