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 21:08:00 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 21:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 133° 44' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.25 meters/second, 1617.3 km/hour, 1005.0 miles/hour or 873.3 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' 31.6" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 37.3" | 1004.91 mi | west | 0° 11' 47.1" | 13.50 mi | south | 1005.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 41.7" | 799.77 mi | east | 4° 45' 11.3" | 326.61 mi | south | 863.17 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 |
|---|
| Manokwari | Fri 6:08 AM | 128 km | 79 miles | 69 nm |  SSE |
| Sofifi | Fri 6:08 AM | 690 km | 429 miles | 373 nm |  W |
| Ternate | Fri 6:08 AM | 710 km | 441 miles | 383 nm | W |
| Ambon | Fri 6:08 AM | 756 km | 470 miles | 408 nm |  SW |
| Melekeok | Fri 6:08 AM | 809 km | 503 miles | 437 nm |  N |
| Jayapura | Fri 6:08 AM | 834 km | 518 miles | 450 nm |  ESE |
| Manado | Fri 5:08 AM | 1000 km | 621 miles | 540 nm | W |
| Davao | Fri 5:08 AM | 1177 km | 731 miles | 635 nm |  NW |
| Gorontalo | Fri 5:08 AM | 1189 km | 739 miles | 642 nm | W |
| Dili | Fri 6:08 AM | 1330 km | 827 miles | 718 nm | SW |
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