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 03:08:00 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: 45%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 03:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 56' | South |
| Longitude: | 46° 35' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.07 meters/second, 1616.7 km/hour, 1004.5 miles/hour or 872.9 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' 31.3" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 22.6" | 1004.50 mi | west | 0° 11' 51.7" | 13.59 mi | south | 1004.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 13.4" | 808.35 mi | east | 4° 45' 28.1" | 326.93 mi | south | 870.59 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 | Fri 6:08 AM | 358 km | 222 miles | 193 nm |  NNW |
| Mombasa | Fri 6:08 AM | 842 km | 523 miles | 455 nm |  WSW |
| Zanzibar City | Fri 6:08 AM | 1004 km | 624 miles | 542 nm |  SW |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 6:08 AM | 1039 km | 645 miles | 561 nm | SW |
| Victoria | Fri 7:08 AM | 1067 km | 663 miles | 576 nm |  ESE |
| Nairobi | Fri 6:08 AM | 1088 km | 676 miles | 587 nm |  W |
| Moroni | Fri 6:08 AM | 1240 km | 770 miles | 669 nm |  SSW |
| Dodoma | Fri 6:08 AM | 1343 km | 835 miles | 725 nm | WSW |
| Addis Ababa | Fri 6:08 AM | 1403 km | 872 miles | 757 nm |  NW |
| Djibouti | Fri 6:08 AM | 1437 km | 893 miles | 776 nm | NNW |
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