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 Friday, December 7, 2012 at 02:28:00 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: 45%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 02:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 49' | South |
| Longitude: | 56° 16' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.10 meters/second, 1616.8 km/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 873.0 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' 31.3" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 24.2" | 1004.57 mi | west | 0° 11' 51.4" | 13.58 mi | south | 1004.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 20.7" | 807.37 mi | east | 4° 45' 28.8" | 326.95 mi | south | 869.76 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 |
|---|
| Victoria | Fri 6:28 AM | 431 km | 268 miles | 233 nm |  SSW |
| Mogadishu | Fri 5:28 AM | 1257 km | 781 miles | 679 nm |  WNW |
| Moroni | Fri 5:28 AM | 1868 km | 1161 miles | 1009 nm |  SW |
| Diego Garcia | Fri 8:28 AM | 1932 km | 1200 miles | 1043 nm |  ESE |
| Aden | Fri 5:28 AM | 1956 km | 1215 miles | 1056 nm |  NW |
| Male | Fri 7:28 AM | 1996 km | 1240 miles | 1078 nm |  ENE |
| Djibouti | Fri 5:28 AM | 1997 km | 1241 miles | 1078 nm | NW |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 5:28 AM | 1999 km | 1242 miles | 1079 nm |  WSW |
| Port Louis | Fri 6:28 AM | 2145 km | 1333 miles | 1158 nm |  S |
| Nairobi | Fri 5:28 AM | 2165 km | 1346 miles | 1169 nm |  W |
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