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 Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 01:24:00 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: 66%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 01:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 49° 28' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.90 meters/second, 1601.6 km/hour, 995.2 miles/hour or 864.8 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' 32.4" | 16.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.59 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 28.1" | 995.14 mi | west | 0° 10' 22.4" | 11.88 mi | south | 995.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 53.6" | 756.12 mi | east | 4° 20' 36.2" | 298.48 mi | south | 816.14 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 |
|---|
| Bosaso | Wed 4:24 AM | 322 km | 200 miles | 174 nm |  N |
| Hargeisa | Wed 4:24 AM | 608 km | 378 miles | 328 nm |  WNW |
| Aden | Wed 4:24 AM | 693 km | 431 miles | 374 nm |  NW |
| Djibouti | Wed 4:24 AM | 778 km | 483 miles | 420 nm | WNW |
| Ali Sabieh | Wed 4:24 AM | 802 km | 498 miles | 433 nm | WNW |
| Tadjoura | Wed 4:24 AM | 814 km | 506 miles | 439 nm | WNW |
| Ta'izz | Wed 4:24 AM | 828 km | 514 miles | 447 nm | NW |
| Mogadishu | Wed 4:24 AM | 838 km | 521 miles | 452 nm |  SSW |
| Dire Dawa | Wed 4:24 AM | 847 km | 526 miles | 457 nm |  W |
| Sana | Wed 4:24 AM | 960 km | 596 miles | 518 nm | NW |
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