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 Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 01:58:00 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: 56%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 01:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 52° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.49 meters/second, 1614.6 km/hour, 1003.2 miles/hour or 871.8 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' 32.2" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 11.5" | 1003.20 mi | west | 0° 11' 20.2" | 12.98 mi | south | 1003.40 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 07.5" | 776.54 mi | east | 4° 38' 55.1" | 319.43 mi | south | 840.88 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 |
|---|
| Mogadishu | Thu 4:58 AM | 800 km | 497 miles | 432 nm |  WSW |
| Bosaso | Thu 4:58 AM | 881 km | 548 miles | 476 nm |  NNW |
| Victoria | Thu 5:58 AM | 1010 km | 628 miles | 545 nm |  SSE |
| Aden | Thu 4:58 AM | 1268 km | 788 miles | 685 nm |  NW |
| Djibouti | Thu 4:58 AM | 1315 km | 817 miles | 710 nm | NW |
| Sana | Thu 4:58 AM | 1541 km | 958 miles | 832 nm | NW |
| Addis Ababa | Thu 4:58 AM | 1597 km | 993 miles | 863 nm |  WNW |
| Nairobi | Thu 4:58 AM | 1814 km | 1127 miles | 980 nm | WSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Thu 4:58 AM | 1870 km | 1162 miles | 1010 nm |  SW |
| Asmara | Thu 4:58 AM | 1930 km | 1199 miles | 1042 nm | NW |
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