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 23:24:00 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: 58%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 23:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 47' | North |
| Longitude: | 75° 14' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.86 meters/second, 1608.7 km/hour, 999.6 miles/hour or 868.6 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' 33.1" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 04.8" | 999.56 mi | west | 0° 10' 29.9" | 12.03 mi | north | 999.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 45' 43.1" | 739.27 mi | east | 3° 59' 41.5" | 274.56 mi | north | 785.18 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 |
|---|
| Medellin | Thu 6:24 PM | 72 km | 44 miles | 39 nm |  SW |
| Manizales | Thu 6:24 PM | 195 km | 121 miles | 105 nm |  S |
| Pereira | Thu 6:24 PM | 224 km | 139 miles | 121 nm |  SSW |
| Bucaramanga | Thu 6:24 PM | 232 km | 144 miles | 125 nm |  E |
| Bogota | Thu 6:24 PM | 270 km | 168 miles | 146 nm |  SSE |
| Cúcuta | Thu 6:24 PM | 325 km | 202 miles | 176 nm |  ENE |
| Villavicencio | Thu 6:24 PM | 341 km | 212 miles | 184 nm | SSE |
| Cali | Thu 6:24 PM | 400 km | 248 miles | 216 nm | SSW |
| Cartagena | Thu 6:24 PM | 401 km | 249 miles | 217 nm |  N |
| Barranquilla | Thu 6:24 PM | 487 km | 302 miles | 263 nm | N |
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