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 16, 2012 at 11:20:00 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 Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 25' | South |
| Longitude: | 53° 26' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.80 meters/second, 1565.3 km/hour, 972.6 miles/hour or 845.2 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' 27.0" | 16.21 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.21 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 09.1" | 972.53 mi | west | 0° 10' 01.8" | 11.49 mi | north | 972.93 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 42' 38.9" | 855.35 mi | east | 4° 16' 06.7" | 293.42 mi | north | 910.68 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 | Sun 2:20 PM | 680 km | 422 miles | 367 nm |  SW |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 3:20 PM | 853 km | 530 miles | 461 nm |  SSE |
| Port Louis | Sun 3:20 PM | 863 km | 536 miles | 466 nm | SSE |
| Antananarivo | Sun 2:20 PM | 879 km | 546 miles | 474 nm | SW |
| Mamoutzou | Sun 2:20 PM | 893 km | 555 miles | 482 nm |  W |
| Antsirabe | Sun 2:20 PM | 988 km | 614 miles | 534 nm | SW |
| Mutsamudu | Sun 2:20 PM | 991 km | 616 miles | 535 nm | W |
| Victoria | Sun 3:20 PM | 997 km | 620 miles | 538 nm |  NNE |
| Moroni | Sun 2:20 PM | 1117 km | 694 miles | 603 nm | W |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 2:20 PM | 1713 km | 1065 miles | 925 nm |  WNW |
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