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 Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 06:26:00 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: 23%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 56' | South |
| Longitude: | 22° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.29 meters/second, 1581.5 km/hour, 982.7 miles/hour or 853.9 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' 27.9" | 16.38 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.38 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 54.1" | 982.51 mi | west | 0° 10' 57.2" | 12.55 mi | south | 982.29 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 15' 37.0" | 900.69 mi | east | 4° 05' 34.4" | 281.38 mi | south | 936.95 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 |
|---|
| Lubumbashi | Sun 8:26 AM | 512 km | 318 miles | 277 nm |  E |
| Mbuji-Mayi | Sun 7:26 AM | 538 km | 334 miles | 290 nm |  N |
| Lusaka | Sun 8:26 AM | 761 km | 473 miles | 411 nm |  SE |
| Huambo | Sun 7:26 AM | 802 km | 498 miles | 433 nm |  WSW |
| Rundu * | Sun 8:26 AM | 842 km | 523 miles | 455 nm |  SSW |
| Luanda | Sun 7:26 AM | 1080 km | 671 miles | 583 nm |  WNW |
| Bujumbura | Sun 8:26 AM | 1102 km | 685 miles | 595 nm |  NE |
| Kinshasa | Sun 7:26 AM | 1107 km | 688 miles | 598 nm |  NW |
| Brazzaville | Sun 7:26 AM | 1113 km | 692 miles | 601 nm | NW |
| Harare | Sun 8:26 AM | 1168 km | 726 miles | 631 nm | SE |
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