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 13:52:00 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 13:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 03' | South |
| Longitude: | 41° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.91 meters/second, 1612.5 km/hour, 1001.9 miles/hour or 870.7 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' 13.6" | 1001.95 mi | west | 0° 11' 40.9" | 13.38 mi | north | 1002.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 16' 17.6" | 777.77 mi | east | 4° 39' 07.2" | 319.66 mi | north | 842.17 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 |
|---|
| Mombasa | Tue 4:52 PM | 179 km | 111 miles | 97 nm |  W |
| Zanzibar City | Tue 4:52 PM | 329 km | 205 miles | 178 nm |  SW |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 4:52 PM | 378 km | 235 miles | 204 nm | SW |
| Arusha | Tue 4:52 PM | 518 km | 322 miles | 280 nm | W |
| Nairobi | Tue 4:52 PM | 584 km | 363 miles | 315 nm |  WNW |
| Dodoma | Tue 4:52 PM | 658 km | 409 miles | 355 nm |  WSW |
| Nakuru | Tue 4:52 PM | 713 km | 443 miles | 385 nm |  NW |
| Mogadishu | Tue 4:52 PM | 811 km | 504 miles | 438 nm |  NNE |
| Moroni | Tue 4:52 PM | 871 km | 541 miles | 470 nm |  SSE |
| Mwanza | Tue 4:52 PM | 947 km | 589 miles | 512 nm | W |
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