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 17, 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: 26%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 17, 2012 at 20:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 60° 55' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.60 meters/second, 1600.6 km/hour, 994.6 miles/hour or 864.2 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' 29.9" | 16.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 01.5" | 994.53 mi | west | 0° 11' 27.9" | 13.13 mi | north | 994.84 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 27.3" | 800.71 mi | east | 4° 38' 50.6" | 319.36 mi | north | 865.18 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 |
|---|
| Porto Velho | Mon 4:06 PM | 358 km | 222 miles | 193 nm |  WSW |
| Manaus | Mon 4:06 PM | 493 km | 307 miles | 266 nm |  NNE |
| Rio Branco | Mon 4:06 PM | 808 km | 502 miles | 436 nm | WSW |
| La Paz | Mon 4:06 PM | 1269 km | 789 miles | 685 nm |  SW |
| Sucre | Mon 4:06 PM | 1361 km | 846 miles | 735 nm |  SSW |
| Belém | Mon 5:06 PM | 1532 km | 952 miles | 827 nm |  ENE |
| Paramaribo | Mon 5:06 PM | 1604 km | 997 miles | 866 nm | NNE |
| Georgetown | Mon 4:06 PM | 1611 km | 1001 miles | 870 nm |  N |
| Cayenne | Mon 5:06 PM | 1672 km | 1039 miles | 903 nm |  NE |
| Brasilia * | Mon 6:06 PM | 1691 km | 1051 miles | 913 nm |  SE |
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