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 02:44:00 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: 66%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 02:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 30° 05' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.15 meters/second, 1602.6 km/hour, 995.8 miles/hour or 865.3 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" | 16.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 27.8" | 995.72 mi | west | 0° 10' 26.2" | 11.95 mi | south | 996.01 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 03' 15.0" | 756.97 mi | east | 4° 21' 51.7" | 299.92 mi | south | 817.36 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 |
|---|
| Malakal | Wed 5:44 AM | 231 km | 144 miles | 125 nm |  NE |
| Wau | Wed 5:44 AM | 236 km | 146 miles | 127 nm |  WSW |
| Juba | Wed 5:44 AM | 402 km | 250 miles | 217 nm |  SSE |
| Gulu | Wed 5:44 AM | 644 km | 400 miles | 348 nm | SSE |
| Lira | Wed 5:44 AM | 725 km | 450 miles | 391 nm | SSE |
| Khartoum | Wed 5:44 AM | 866 km | 538 miles | 468 nm |  NNE |
| Kampala | Wed 5:44 AM | 911 km | 566 miles | 492 nm | SSE |
| Addis Ababa | Wed 5:44 AM | 960 km | 596 miles | 518 nm |  E |
| Kisangani | Wed 3:44 AM | 1003 km | 624 miles | 542 nm |  SSW |
| Adama | Wed 5:44 AM | 1014 km | 630 miles | 547 nm | E |
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