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 Monday, December 10, 2012 at 05:16:00 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: 14%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 10, 2012 at 05:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 50' | South |
| Longitude: | 52° 57' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.47 meters/second, 1553.3 km/hour, 965.2 miles/hour or 838.7 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' 25.7" | 16.09 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.3" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.09 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 47.2" | 964.95 mi | west | 0° 09' 23.6" | 10.76 mi | south | 964.66 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 06' 43.6" | 943.72 mi | east | 3° 18' 02.1" | 226.98 mi | south | 963.10 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 |
|---|
| Toamasina | Mon 8:16 AM | 527 km | 327 miles | 284 nm |  SW |
| Saint-Denis | Mon 9:16 AM | 719 km | 447 miles | 388 nm |  SSE |
| Antananarivo | Mon 8:16 AM | 734 km | 456 miles | 396 nm | SW |
| Port Louis | Mon 9:16 AM | 762 km | 474 miles | 412 nm |  SE |
| Antsirabe | Mon 8:16 AM | 839 km | 522 miles | 453 nm | SW |
| Mamoutzou | Mon 8:16 AM | 864 km | 537 miles | 467 nm |  WNW |
| Mutsamudu | Mon 8:16 AM | 971 km | 603 miles | 524 nm | WNW |
| Moroni | Mon 8:16 AM | 1101 km | 684 miles | 594 nm | WNW |
| Victoria | Mon 9:16 AM | 1163 km | 723 miles | 628 nm |  NNE |
| Dar es Salaam | Mon 8:16 AM | 1736 km | 1078 miles | 937 nm | WNW |
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