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 Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 17:14:00 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: 55%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 5:19 AM
Next phase	Full Moon	Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 17:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 41'	North
Longitude:	14° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.75 meters/second, 1611.9 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.4 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' 32.9"	16.69 mi	west	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	north	16.69 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 01.3"	1001.57 mi	west	0° 10' 44.1"	12.29 mi	north	1001.49 mi
24 hours	10° 45' 52.0"	740.98 mi	east	4° 06' 19.4"	282.14 mi	north	789.82 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
Berbérati	Thu 6:14 PM	214 km	133 miles	115 nm	SE
Moundou	Thu 6:14 PM	363 km	225 miles	196 nm	NNE
Yaoundé	Thu 6:14 PM	388 km	241 miles	209 nm	WSW
Garoua	Thu 6:14 PM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	NNW
Bimbo	Thu 6:14 PM	462 km	287 miles	249 nm	ESE
Bangui	Thu 6:14 PM	474 km	294 miles	256 nm	ESE
Bamenda	Thu 6:14 PM	482 km	299 miles	260 nm	W
Ebebiyín	Thu 6:14 PM	526 km	327 miles	284 nm	SW
Douala	Thu 6:14 PM	562 km	349 miles	303 nm	WSW
Sarh	Thu 6:14 PM	575 km	357 miles	311 nm	NE