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 03:32:00 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: 45%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 03:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 01' | South |
| Longitude: | 40° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.05 meters/second, 1616.6 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' 21.4" | 1004.45 mi | west | 0° 11' 52.1" | 13.59 mi | south | 1004.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 45.3" | 808.94 mi | east | 4° 45' 27.4" | 326.92 mi | south | 871.09 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 |
|---|
| Mombasa | Fri 6:32 AM | 357 km | 222 miles | 193 nm |  SSW |
| Nairobi | Fri 6:32 AM | 442 km | 274 miles | 238 nm |  W |
| Arusha | Fri 6:32 AM | 526 km | 327 miles | 284 nm |  WSW |
| Nakuru | Fri 6:32 AM | 529 km | 329 miles | 286 nm | W |
| Zanzibar City | Fri 6:32 AM | 595 km | 370 miles | 321 nm | SSW |
| Mogadishu | Fri 6:32 AM | 610 km | 379 miles | 329 nm |  NE |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 6:32 AM | 662 km | 411 miles | 358 nm | SSW |
| Dodoma | Fri 6:32 AM | 798 km | 496 miles | 431 nm |  SW |
| Mwanza | Fri 6:32 AM | 892 km | 554 miles | 481 nm | W |
| Kampala | Fri 6:32 AM | 924 km | 574 miles | 499 nm | W |
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