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 03:32:00 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: 55%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 03:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 39' | North |
| Longitude: | 29° 30' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.62 meters/second, 1615.0 km/hour, 1003.5 miles/hour or 872.1 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' 32.2" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 09.4" | 1003.51 mi | west | 0° 11' 23.0" | 13.04 mi | south | 1003.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 16' 20.0" | 778.20 mi | east | 4° 39' 43.1" | 320.34 mi | south | 842.61 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 |
|---|
| Juba | Thu 6:32 AM | 268 km | 166 miles | 145 nm | ENE |
| Gulu | Thu 6:32 AM | 325 km | 202 miles | 175 nm | ESE |
| Lira | Thu 6:32 AM | 408 km | 253 miles | 220 nm | ESE |
| Wau | Thu 6:32 AM | 479 km | 297 miles | 258 nm | NNW |
| Kampala | Thu 6:32 AM | 503 km | 312 miles | 271 nm | SE |
| Entebbe | Thu 6:32 AM | 515 km | 320 miles | 278 nm | SE |
| Kisangani | Thu 4:32 AM | 591 km | 367 miles | 319 nm | SW |
| Kigali | Thu 5:32 AM | 621 km | 386 miles | 336 nm | S |
| Gitarama | Thu 5:32 AM | 634 km | 394 miles | 342 nm | S |
| Butare | Thu 5:32 AM | 691 km | 429 miles | 373 nm | S |
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