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 12:36:00 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: 30%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Next phase	New Moon	Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 8:42 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 12:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 33'	South
Longitude:	78° 57'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.24 meters/second, 1599.3 km/hour, 993.7 miles/hour or 863.5 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' 29.3"	16.56 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.56 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 22.0"	993.63 mi	west	0° 11' 38.0"	13.33 mi	south	993.50 mi
24 hours	12° 37' 36.0"	865.90 mi	east	4° 29' 05.1"	308.25 mi	south	914.07 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
Trujillo	Sat 7:36 AM	61 km	38 miles	33 nm	S
Chiclayo	Sat 7:36 AM	125 km	78 miles	67 nm	NW
Lima	Sat 7:36 AM	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	SSE
Guayaquil	Sat 7:36 AM	599 km	372 miles	324 nm	N
Quito	Sat 7:36 AM	811 km	504 miles	438 nm	N
Cali	Sat 7:36 AM	1241 km	771 miles	670 nm	NNE
Galapagos Islands	Sat 6:36 AM	1391 km	865 miles	751 nm	WNW
Bogota	Sat 7:36 AM	1452 km	902 miles	784 nm	NNE
La Paz	Sat 8:36 AM	1538 km	956 miles	831 nm	SE
Medellin	Sat 7:36 AM	1571 km	976 miles	848 nm	NNE