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 08:26:00 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: 13%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 10, 2012 at 08:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 20' | South |
| Longitude: | 7° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.33 meters/second, 1549.2 km/hour, 962.6 miles/hour or 836.5 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' 25.4" | 16.04 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.2" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.04 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 29.1" | 962.40 mi | west | 0° 09' 06.5" | 10.44 mi | south | 962.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 13' 33.7" | 949.14 mi | east | 3° 09' 51.6" | 217.62 mi | south | 966.28 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 |
|---|
| Lubango | Mon 9:26 AM | 672 km | 418 miles | 363 nm |  E |
| Huambo | Mon 9:26 AM | 958 km | 595 miles | 517 nm |  ENE |
| Luanda | Mon 9:26 AM | 969 km | 602 miles | 523 nm |  NE |
| Windhoek * | Mon 10:26 AM | 1310 km | 814 miles | 707 nm |  SE |
| Jamestown | Mon 8:26 AM | 1392 km | 865 miles | 752 nm |  W |
| Kinshasa | Mon 9:26 AM | 1503 km | 934 miles | 812 nm | NE |
| Brazzaville | Mon 9:26 AM | 1507 km | 936 miles | 814 nm | NE |
| São Tomé | Mon 8:26 AM | 1734 km | 1077 miles | 936 nm |  N |
| Libreville | Mon 9:26 AM | 1755 km | 1091 miles | 948 nm | N |
| Malabo | Mon 9:26 AM | 2117 km | 1315 miles | 1143 nm | N |
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