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 Wednesday, December 19, 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: 44%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 13:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 52° 34' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.60 meters/second, 1618.5 km/hour, 1005.7 miles/hour or 873.9 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' 32.4" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 22.2" | 1005.72 mi | west | 0° 11' 29.3" | 13.16 mi | north | 1005.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 55' 06.7" | 755.26 mi | east | 4° 29' 12.5" | 308.31 mi | north | 814.76 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 |
|---|
| Victoria | Wed 5:52 PM | 661 km | 411 miles | 357 nm |  SSE |
| Mogadishu | Wed 4:52 PM | 819 km | 509 miles | 442 nm |  WNW |
| Aden | Wed 4:52 PM | 1590 km | 988 miles | 858 nm |  NNW |
| Djibouti | Wed 4:52 PM | 1600 km | 994 miles | 864 nm |  NW |
| Dar es Salaam | Wed 4:52 PM | 1687 km | 1048 miles | 911 nm |  WSW |
| Moroni | Wed 4:52 PM | 1698 km | 1055 miles | 917 nm |  SW |
| Nairobi | Wed 4:52 PM | 1765 km | 1097 miles | 953 nm |  W |
| Addis Ababa | Wed 4:52 PM | 1791 km | 1113 miles | 967 nm | WNW |
| Sana | Wed 4:52 PM | 1872 km | 1163 miles | 1011 nm | NNW |
| Dodoma | Wed 4:52 PM | 2013 km | 1251 miles | 1087 nm | WSW |
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