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 20:06:00 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: 17%

Previous phase	New Moon	Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 8:42 AM
Next phase	First Quarter	Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 5:19 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 20:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 55'	South
Longitude:	73° 19'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.77 meters/second, 1576.0 km/hour, 979.3 miles/hour or 851.0 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' 27.9"	16.32 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.32 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 59.1"	979.20 mi	west	0° 10' 33.8"	12.10 mi	north	979.59 mi
24 hours	12° 24' 03.4"	839.42 mi	east	4° 25' 26.1"	304.07 mi	north	898.41 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
Huancayo	Sun 3:06 PM	206 km	128 miles	111 nm	W
Cuzco	Sun 3:06 PM	233 km	145 miles	126 nm	SE
Lima	Sun 3:06 PM	406 km	252 miles	219 nm	W
Arequipa	Sun 3:06 PM	534 km	332 miles	288 nm	SSE
Rio Branco	Sun 4:06 PM	638 km	396 miles	344 nm	ENE
La Paz	Sun 4:06 PM	756 km	469 miles	408 nm	SE
Sucre	Sun 4:06 PM	1169 km	726 miles	631 nm	SE
Guayaquil	Sun 3:06 PM	1295 km	805 miles	699 nm	NW
Quito	Sun 3:06 PM	1413 km	878 miles	763 nm	NNW
Cali	Sun 3:06 PM	1730 km	1075 miles	934 nm	NNW