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 09:44:00 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 09:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 82° 44' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.46 meters/second, 1589.2 km/hour, 987.5 miles/hour or 858.1 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' 25.2" | 987.42 mi | west | 0° 09' 33.5" | 10.95 mi | south | 987.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 03.9" | 748.24 mi | east | 4° 03' 46.3" | 279.24 mi | south | 802.86 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 |
|---|
| Limón | Tue 3:44 AM | 115 km | 71 miles | 62 nm | SSW |
| San Jose | Tue 3:44 AM | 189 km | 117 miles | 102 nm | SW |
| Alajuela | Tue 3:44 AM | 195 km | 121 miles | 105 nm | WSW |
| San Andrés | Tue 4:44 AM | 209 km | 130 miles | 113 nm | NNE |
| Boquete | Tue 4:44 AM | 247 km | 153 miles | 133 nm | S |
| David | Tue 4:44 AM | 285 km | 177 miles | 154 nm | S |
| Masaya | Tue 3:44 AM | 384 km | 238 miles | 207 nm | WNW |
| Managua | Tue 3:44 AM | 406 km | 252 miles | 219 nm | WNW |
| Panama | Tue 4:44 AM | 415 km | 258 miles | 224 nm | ESE |
| Tegucigalpa | Tue 3:44 AM | 598 km | 371 miles | 323 nm | NW |
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