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 12:16:00 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 12:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 45' | South |
| Longitude: | 86° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.39 meters/second, 1614.2 km/hour, 1003.0 miles/hour or 871.6 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' 56.0" | 1002.96 mi | west | 0° 11' 55.0" | 13.65 mi | south | 1002.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 54' 15.3" | 822.54 mi | east | 4° 44' 09.9" | 325.46 mi | south | 882.20 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 6:16 AM | 447 km | 278 miles | 241 nm |  WNW |
| Guayaquil | Fri 7:16 AM | 684 km | 425 miles | 369 nm |  E |
| Quito | Fri 7:16 AM | 883 km | 549 miles | 477 nm |  ENE |
| Cali | Fri 7:16 AM | 1260 km | 783 miles | 680 nm | ENE |
| San Jose | Fri 6:16 AM | 1419 km | 882 miles | 766 nm |  N |
| Lima | Fri 7:16 AM | 1429 km | 888 miles | 772 nm |  SE |
| Panama | Fri 7:16 AM | 1486 km | 923 miles | 802 nm |  NNE |
| Medellin | Fri 7:16 AM | 1528 km | 949 miles | 825 nm |  NE |
| Bogota | Fri 7:16 AM | 1560 km | 969 miles | 842 nm | ENE |
| Managua | Fri 6:16 AM | 1648 km | 1024 miles | 890 nm | N |
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