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 18:52:00 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: 46%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 18:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 20° 09' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.54 meters/second, 1618.4 km/hour, 1005.6 miles/hour or 873.8 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' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 32.4" | 1005.60 mi | west | 0° 11' 23.4" | 13.04 mi | north | 1005.64 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 52' 17.8" | 751.78 mi | east | 4° 25' 52.5" | 304.50 mi | north | 809.68 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 |
|---|
| Freetown | Wed 6:52 PM | 1084 km | 673 miles | 585 nm |  NE |
| Conakry | Wed 6:52 PM | 1132 km | 703 miles | 611 nm | NE |
| Monrovia | Wed 6:52 PM | 1163 km | 723 miles | 628 nm |  ENE |
| Bissau | Wed 6:52 PM | 1246 km | 774 miles | 673 nm |  NNE |
| Banjul | Wed 6:52 PM | 1373 km | 853 miles | 742 nm | NNE |
| Dakar | Wed 6:52 PM | 1481 km | 920 miles | 800 nm | NNE |
| Praia | Wed 5:52 PM | 1524 km | 947 miles | 823 nm |  NNW |
| Yamoussoukro | Wed 6:52 PM | 1750 km | 1087 miles | 945 nm | ENE |
| Bamako | Wed 6:52 PM | 1816 km | 1129 miles | 981 nm | NE |
| Abidjan | Wed 6:52 PM | 1839 km | 1143 miles | 993 nm | ENE |
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