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 11:26:00 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: 41%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 11:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 35' | South |
| Longitude: | 73° 56' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.47 meters/second, 1614.5 km/hour, 1003.2 miles/hour or 871.8 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' 30.9" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 58.5" | 1003.15 mi | west | 0° 11' 55.0" | 13.65 mi | south | 1003.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 52' 59.2" | 821.19 mi | east | 4° 44' 22.6" | 325.70 mi | south | 881.13 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 |
|---|
| Iquitos | Fri 6:26 AM | 161 km | 100 miles | 87 nm |  SSE |
| Quito | Fri 6:26 AM | 571 km | 355 miles | 308 nm |  WNW |
| Guayaquil | Fri 6:26 AM | 665 km | 413 miles | 359 nm |  W |
| Cali | Fri 6:26 AM | 721 km | 448 miles | 389 nm |  NNW |
| Bogota | Fri 6:26 AM | 798 km | 496 miles | 431 nm |  N |
| Medellin | Fri 6:26 AM | 995 km | 618 miles | 537 nm | N |
| Lima | Fri 6:26 AM | 1102 km | 685 miles | 595 nm |  SSW |
| Panama | Fri 6:26 AM | 1423 km | 884 miles | 768 nm | NNW |
| Manaus | Fri 7:26 AM | 1547 km | 962 miles | 836 nm |  E |
| Caracas | Fri 6:56 AM | 1644 km | 1021 miles | 888 nm |  NNE |
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