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 02:14:00 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 02:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 37° 21' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.06 meters/second, 1602.2 km/hour, 995.6 miles/hour or 865.1 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" | 16.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.59 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 27.9" | 995.51 mi | west | 0° 10' 24.7" | 11.93 mi | south | 995.80 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 03' 06.8" | 756.65 mi | east | 4° 21' 23.5" | 299.38 mi | south | 816.90 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 |
|---|
| Addis Ababa | Wed 5:14 AM | 177 km | 110 miles | 95 nm |  ENE |
| Adama | Wed 5:14 AM | 214 km | 133 miles | 116 nm |  E |
| Dire Dawa | Wed 5:14 AM | 518 km | 322 miles | 280 nm | ENE |
| Mek'ele | Wed 5:14 AM | 625 km | 389 miles | 338 nm |  NNE |
| Malakal | Wed 5:14 AM | 641 km | 398 miles | 346 nm |  WNW |
| Ali Sabieh | Wed 5:14 AM | 670 km | 416 miles | 362 nm | ENE |
| Tadjoura | Wed 5:14 AM | 722 km | 449 miles | 390 nm | ENE |
| Djibouti | Wed 5:14 AM | 735 km | 457 miles | 397 nm | ENE |
| Juba | Wed 5:14 AM | 739 km | 459 miles | 399 nm |  WSW |
| Hargeisa | Wed 5:14 AM | 753 km | 468 miles | 407 nm | ENE |
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