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 02:18:00 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 02:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 47° 26' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.52 meters/second, 1614.7 km/hour, 1003.3 miles/hour or 871.9 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' 32.2" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 11.0" | 1003.27 mi | west | 0° 11' 20.8" | 13.00 mi | south | 1003.46 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 22.6" | 776.89 mi | east | 4° 39' 05.6" | 319.62 mi | south | 841.25 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 5:18 AM | 309 km | 192 miles | 167 nm |  SW |
| Hargeisa | Thu 5:18 AM | 731 km | 454 miles | 395 nm |  NNW |
| Bosaso | Thu 5:18 AM | 842 km | 523 miles | 455 nm |  NNE |
| Dire Dawa | Thu 5:18 AM | 883 km | 548 miles | 477 nm |  NW |
| Ali Sabieh | Thu 5:18 AM | 959 km | 596 miles | 518 nm | NNW |
| Djibouti | Thu 5:18 AM | 975 km | 606 miles | 527 nm | NNW |
| Tadjoura | Thu 5:18 AM | 1008 km | 627 miles | 545 nm | NNW |
| Aden | Thu 5:18 AM | 1026 km | 638 miles | 554 nm | NNW |
| Addis Ababa | Thu 5:18 AM | 1116 km | 693 miles | 602 nm |  WNW |
| Victoria | Thu 6:18 AM | 1296 km | 805 miles | 700 nm |  SE |
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