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 Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 05:26:00 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: 33%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 05:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 09' | South |
| Longitude: | 24° 55' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.80 meters/second, 1604.9 km/hour, 997.2 miles/hour or 866.6 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' 29.8" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.7" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 53.1" | 997.15 mi | west | 0° 11' 47.3" | 13.50 mi | south | 997.05 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 23' 38.0" | 852.43 mi | east | 4° 35' 25.9" | 315.50 mi | south | 904.64 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 |
|---|
| Mbuji-Mayi | Sat 6:26 AM | 148 km | 92 miles | 80 nm |  W |
| Bujumbura | Sat 7:26 AM | 580 km | 360 miles | 313 nm |  ENE |
| Bukavu | Sat 7:26 AM | 593 km | 368 miles | 320 nm |  NE |
| Gitega | Sat 7:26 AM | 632 km | 393 miles | 341 nm | ENE |
| Butare | Sat 7:26 AM | 664 km | 412 miles | 358 nm | NE |
| Lubumbashi | Sat 7:26 AM | 671 km | 417 miles | 362 nm |  SSE |
| Gitarama | Sat 7:26 AM | 700 km | 435 miles | 378 nm | NE |
| Muyinga | Sat 7:26 AM | 703 km | 437 miles | 380 nm | ENE |
| Kigali | Sat 7:26 AM | 736 km | 457 miles | 397 nm | NE |
| Kisangani | Sat 6:26 AM | 738 km | 459 miles | 399 nm |  N |
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