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 Tuesday, December 11, 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: 7%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 16' | South |
| Longitude: | 50° 16' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.77 meters/second, 1522.0 km/hour, 945.7 miles/hour or 821.8 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' 23.6" | 15.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.7" | 0.13 mi | south | 15.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 31.0" | 945.45 mi | west | 0° 06' 42.3" | 7.69 mi | south | 945.18 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 55' 02.4" | 979.95 mi | east | 2° 03' 15.5" | 141.31 mi | south | 984.12 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 | Tue 9:26 AM | 92 km | 57 miles | 50 nm |  W |
| Antananarivo | Tue 9:26 AM | 299 km | 186 miles | 161 nm |  WSW |
| Antsirabe | Tue 9:26 AM | 383 km | 238 miles | 207 nm | WSW |
| Saint-Denis | Tue 10:26 AM | 616 km | 383 miles | 333 nm |  ESE |
| Port Louis | Tue 10:26 AM | 789 km | 490 miles | 426 nm | ESE |
| Mamoutzou | Tue 9:26 AM | 812 km | 505 miles | 439 nm |  NW |
| Mutsamudu | Tue 9:26 AM | 924 km | 574 miles | 499 nm | NW |
| Moroni | Tue 9:26 AM | 1045 km | 649 miles | 564 nm | NW |
| Victoria | Tue 10:26 AM | 1612 km | 1002 miles | 870 nm |  NNE |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 9:26 AM | 1739 km | 1080 miles | 939 nm | NW |
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