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 07:08:00 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: 43%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 07:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 44' | South |
| Longitude: | 11° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.83 meters/second, 1615.8 km/hour, 1004.0 miles/hour or 872.5 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' 31.1" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 11.5" | 1003.96 mi | west | 0° 11' 53.8" | 13.63 mi | south | 1004.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 46' 42.0" | 814.40 mi | east | 4° 45' 09.8" | 326.59 mi | south | 875.63 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 |
|---|
| Monrovia | Fri 7:08 AM | 894 km | 555 miles | 482 nm |  N |
| Kakata | Fri 7:08 AM | 923 km | 573 miles | 498 nm | N |
| Gbarnga | Fri 7:08 AM | 991 km | 616 miles | 535 nm |  NNE |
| Abidjan | Fri 7:08 AM | 1140 km | 709 miles | 616 nm |  NE |
| Freetown | Fri 7:08 AM | 1146 km | 712 miles | 619 nm | N |
| Yamoussoukro | Fri 7:08 AM | 1172 km | 728 miles | 633 nm | NE |
| Conakry | Fri 7:08 AM | 1267 km | 787 miles | 684 nm | N |
| Accra | Fri 7:08 AM | 1492 km | 927 miles | 806 nm |  ENE |
| Bissau | Fri 7:08 AM | 1570 km | 975 miles | 847 nm |  NNW |
| Bamako | Fri 7:08 AM | 1637 km | 1017 miles | 884 nm | NNE |
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