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 14:26:00 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: 11%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 10, 2012 at 14:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 13' | South |
| Longitude: | 79° 16' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.18 meters/second, 1541.5 km/hour, 957.8 miles/hour or 832.3 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' 25.0" | 15.96 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.5" | 0.16 mi | south | 15.96 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 55.4" | 957.58 mi | west | 0° 08' 31.9" | 9.78 mi | south | 957.28 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 26' 03.9" | 958.84 mi | east | 2° 53' 21.1" | 198.71 mi | south | 971.92 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 |
|---|
| Lima | Mon 9:26 AM | 519 km | 323 miles | 280 nm |  NNE |
| La Paz | Mon 10:26 AM | 1190 km | 740 miles | 643 nm |  E |
| Sucre | Mon 10:26 AM | 1518 km | 943 miles | 820 nm |  ESE |
| Guayaquil | Mon 9:26 AM | 1550 km | 963 miles | 837 nm |  N |
| Quito | Mon 9:26 AM | 1770 km | 1100 miles | 955 nm | N |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 8:26 AM | 2038 km | 1266 miles | 1101 nm |  NW |
| Santiago * | Mon 11:26 AM | 2094 km | 1301 miles | 1131 nm |  SSE |
| Córdoba | Mon 11:26 AM | 2276 km | 1414 miles | 1229 nm |  SE |
| Bogota | Mon 9:26 AM | 2375 km | 1476 miles | 1283 nm | NNE |
| Asuncion * | Mon 11:26 AM | 2462 km | 1530 miles | 1329 nm | ESE |
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