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 01:34:00 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 01:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 22' | North |
| Longitude: | 47° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.93 meters/second, 1601.7 km/hour, 995.3 miles/hour or 864.9 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" | 995.22 mi | west | 0° 10' 22.9" | 11.89 mi | south | 995.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 56.2" | 756.23 mi | east | 4° 20' 45.7" | 298.66 mi | south | 816.29 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 |
|---|
| Hargeisa | Wed 4:34 AM | 353 km | 220 miles | 191 nm |  WNW |
| Bosaso | Wed 4:34 AM | 400 km | 248 miles | 216 nm |  NE |
| Aden | Wed 4:34 AM | 543 km | 337 miles | 293 nm |  NNW |
| Djibouti | Wed 4:34 AM | 557 km | 346 miles | 301 nm |  NW |
| Ali Sabieh | Wed 4:34 AM | 567 km | 353 miles | 306 nm | WNW |
| Dire Dawa | Wed 4:34 AM | 586 km | 364 miles | 316 nm | WNW |
| Tadjoura | Wed 4:34 AM | 593 km | 369 miles | 320 nm | NW |
| Mogadishu | Wed 4:34 AM | 724 km | 450 miles | 391 nm |  SSW |
| Sana | Wed 4:34 AM | 835 km | 519 miles | 451 nm | NNW |
| Adama | Wed 4:34 AM | 856 km | 532 miles | 462 nm |  W |
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