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 03:34:00 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: 55%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 03:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 38' | North |
| Longitude: | 29° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.63 meters/second, 1615.1 km/hour, 1003.6 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' 32.1" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 09.5" | 1003.51 mi | west | 0° 11' 23.1" | 13.04 mi | south | 1003.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 16' 21.6" | 778.23 mi | east | 4° 39' 43.10" | 320.36 mi | south | 842.65 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 6:34 AM | 316 km | 196 miles | 171 nm |  ENE |
| Gulu | Thu 6:34 AM | 376 km | 234 miles | 203 nm |  ESE |
| Lira | Thu 6:34 AM | 458 km | 284 miles | 247 nm | ESE |
| Wau | Thu 6:34 AM | 463 km | 288 miles | 250 nm |  NNW |
| Kampala | Thu 6:34 AM | 540 km | 336 miles | 292 nm |  SE |
| Kisangani | Thu 4:34 AM | 547 km | 340 miles | 296 nm |  SW |
| Entebbe | Thu 6:34 AM | 551 km | 342 miles | 297 nm | SE |
| Kigali | Thu 5:34 AM | 628 km | 390 miles | 339 nm |  S |
| Gitarama | Thu 5:34 AM | 638 km | 396 miles | 344 nm | S |
| Bukavu | Thu 5:34 AM | 680 km | 423 miles | 367 nm | S |
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