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 09:34:00 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: 63%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 09:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 57' | North |
| Longitude: | 69° 17' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.37 meters/second, 1606.9 km/hour, 998.5 miles/hour or 867.7 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" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 25.7" | 998.46 mi | west | 0° 10' 44.3" | 12.30 mi | south | 998.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 05' 36.5" | 761.77 mi | east | 4° 27' 50.9" | 306.77 mi | south | 823.85 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 |
|---|
| Barquisimeto | Wed 5:04 AM | 342 km | 213 miles | 185 nm |  N |
| Cúcuta | Wed 4:34 AM | 372 km | 231 miles | 201 nm |  WNW |
| Valencia | Wed 5:04 AM | 390 km | 242 miles | 211 nm |  NNE |
| Maracay | Wed 5:04 AM | 424 km | 263 miles | 229 nm | NNE |
| Bucaramanga | Wed 4:34 AM | 429 km | 267 miles | 232 nm |  W |
| Caracas | Wed 5:04 AM | 472 km | 293 miles | 255 nm | NNE |
| Maracaibo | Wed 5:04 AM | 490 km | 305 miles | 265 nm |  NNW |
| Willemstad | Wed 5:34 AM | 571 km | 355 miles | 308 nm | N |
| Villavicencio | Wed 4:34 AM | 573 km | 356 miles | 310 nm |  WSW |
| Bogota | Wed 4:34 AM | 590 km | 367 miles | 319 nm | WSW |
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