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 Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 09:24:00 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 09:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 02' | North |
| Longitude: | 77° 53' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.37 meters/second, 1588.9 km/hour, 987.3 miles/hour or 858.0 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' 32.4" | 16.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 25.0" | 987.24 mi | west | 0° 09' 32.4" | 10.93 mi | south | 987.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 04.3" | 748.11 mi | east | 4° 03' 22.5" | 278.78 mi | south | 802.60 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 |
|---|
| Cartagena | Tue 4:24 AM | 264 km | 164 miles | 143 nm |  ESE |
| Panama | Tue 4:24 AM | 289 km | 180 miles | 156 nm |  SW |
| Barranquilla | Tue 4:24 AM | 333 km | 207 miles | 180 nm |  E |
| David | Tue 4:24 AM | 577 km | 358 miles | 311 nm |  WSW |
| Medellin | Tue 4:24 AM | 586 km | 364 miles | 316 nm |  SSE |
| Bucaramanga | Tue 4:24 AM | 674 km | 419 miles | 364 nm |  SE |
| Cúcuta | Tue 4:24 AM | 683 km | 424 miles | 369 nm | ESE |
| Maracaibo | Tue 4:54 AM | 685 km | 426 miles | 370 nm | E |
| San Jose | Tue 3:24 AM | 690 km | 429 miles | 373 nm |  W |
| May Pen | Tue 4:24 AM | 770 km | 478 miles | 416 nm |  N |
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