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 18:36:00 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: 56%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 18:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 5° 24' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.57 meters/second, 1611.3 km/hour, 1001.2 miles/hour or 870.0 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' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 02.2" | 1001.16 mi | west | 0° 10' 41.1" | 12.24 mi | north | 1001.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 45' 46.7" | 740.56 mi | east | 4° 04' 53.8" | 280.51 mi | north | 788.76 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 |
|---|
| Yamoussoukro | Thu 6:36 PM | 99 km | 61 miles | 53 nm |  N |
| Abidjan | Thu 6:36 PM | 167 km | 103 miles | 90 nm |  ESE |
| Bouaké | Thu 6:36 PM | 198 km | 123 miles | 107 nm |  NNE |
| Kumasi | Thu 6:36 PM | 426 km | 265 miles | 230 nm |  ENE |
| Nzérékoré | Thu 6:36 PM | 429 km | 267 miles | 232 nm |  WNW |
| Gbarnga | Thu 6:36 PM | 466 km | 290 miles | 252 nm | WNW |
| Kakata | Thu 6:36 PM | 553 km | 343 miles | 298 nm |  W |
| Accra | Thu 6:36 PM | 576 km | 358 miles | 311 nm |  E |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Thu 6:36 PM | 592 km | 368 miles | 320 nm | NNE |
| Sikasso | Thu 6:36 PM | 595 km | 370 miles | 321 nm | N |
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