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 18, 2012 at 13:32:00 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: 33%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 13:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 07' | South |
| Longitude: | 46° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.86 meters/second, 1612.3 km/hour, 1001.8 miles/hour or 870.6 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' 31.1" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 12.4" | 1001.85 mi | west | 0° 11' 40.8" | 13.38 mi | north | 1002.06 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 16' 40.8" | 778.15 mi | east | 4° 39' 10.9" | 319.73 mi | north | 842.58 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 |
|---|
| Mogadishu | Tue 4:32 PM | 687 km | 427 miles | 371 nm |  N |
| Mombasa | Tue 4:32 PM | 717 km | 445 miles | 387 nm |  W |
| Zanzibar City | Tue 4:32 PM | 801 km | 498 miles | 433 nm |  WSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 4:32 PM | 815 km | 506 miles | 440 nm | WSW |
| Moroni | Tue 4:32 PM | 890 km | 553 miles | 481 nm |  SSW |
| Mutsamudu | Tue 4:32 PM | 910 km | 565 miles | 491 nm | SSW |
| Mamoutzou | Tue 4:32 PM | 963 km | 599 miles | 520 nm |  S |
| Victoria | Tue 5:32 PM | 1036 km | 644 miles | 560 nm |  E |
| Nairobi | Tue 4:32 PM | 1082 km | 672 miles | 584 nm |  WNW |
| Dodoma | Tue 4:32 PM | 1174 km | 729 miles | 634 nm | WSW |
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