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 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: 31%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 11:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 20' | South |
| Longitude: | 62° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.51 meters/second, 1600.3 km/hour, 994.4 miles/hour or 864.1 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' 29.5" | 16.57 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.57 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 27.3" | 994.25 mi | west | 0° 11' 39.8" | 13.36 mi | south | 994.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 35' 16.0" | 863.68 mi | east | 4° 30' 14.1" | 309.56 mi | south | 912.53 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 |
|---|
| Porto Velho | Sat 7:26 AM | 258 km | 160 miles | 139 nm |  SW |
| Manaus | Sat 7:26 AM | 517 km | 321 miles | 279 nm |  NNE |
| Rio Branco | Sat 7:26 AM | 699 km | 435 miles | 378 nm |  WSW |
| La Paz | Sat 7:26 AM | 1212 km | 753 miles | 654 nm |  SSW |
| Sucre | Sat 7:26 AM | 1341 km | 833 miles | 724 nm | SSW |
| Georgetown | Sat 7:26 AM | 1622 km | 1008 miles | 876 nm | NNE |
| Belém | Sat 8:26 AM | 1639 km | 1019 miles | 885 nm |  ENE |
| Paramaribo | Sat 8:26 AM | 1642 km | 1021 miles | 887 nm | NNE |
| Lima | Sat 6:26 AM | 1725 km | 1072 miles | 932 nm | WSW |
| Cayenne | Sat 8:26 AM | 1733 km | 1077 miles | 936 nm |  NE |
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