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 07:26:00 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: 22%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 07:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 07' | South |
| Longitude: | 8° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.98 meters/second, 1580.3 km/hour, 982.0 miles/hour or 853.3 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" | 16.37 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.37 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 48.9" | 981.81 mi | west | 0° 10' 54.1" | 12.49 mi | south | 981.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 17' 50.7" | 902.66 mi | east | 4° 03' 54.7" | 279.48 mi | south | 938.19 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 |
|---|
| Luanda | Sun 8:26 AM | 588 km | 365 miles | 317 nm |  ENE |
| Lubango | Sun 8:26 AM | 696 km | 433 miles | 376 nm |  SE |
| Cabinda | Sun 8:26 AM | 743 km | 462 miles | 401 nm |  NE |
| Pointe-Noire | Sun 8:26 AM | 798 km | 496 miles | 431 nm |  NNE |
| Huambo | Sun 8:26 AM | 822 km | 511 miles | 444 nm |  ESE |
| Dolisie | Sun 8:26 AM | 898 km | 558 miles | 485 nm | NNE |
| Kinshasa | Sun 8:26 AM | 1071 km | 665 miles | 578 nm | NE |
| Brazzaville | Sun 8:26 AM | 1073 km | 667 miles | 579 nm | NE |
| Libreville | Sun 8:26 AM | 1277 km | 794 miles | 690 nm |  N |
| São Tomé | Sun 7:26 AM | 1279 km | 795 miles | 691 nm | N |
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