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 Friday, December 21, 2012 at 17:44:00 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 21, 2012 at 17:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 17° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.36 meters/second, 1596.1 km/hour, 991.8 miles/hour or 861.8 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' 33.1" | 16.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 05.1" | 991.70 mi | west | 0° 09' 40.2" | 11.08 mi | north | 991.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 48' 48.8" | 736.99 mi | east | 3° 37' 02.5" | 248.66 mi | north | 773.51 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 |
|---|
| Sarh | Fri 6:44 PM | 92 km | 57 miles | 50 nm |  SSE |
| Moundou | Fri 6:44 PM | 255 km | 159 miles | 138 nm |  SW |
| Ndjamena | Fri 6:44 PM | 404 km | 251 miles | 218 nm |  NW |
| Garoua | Fri 6:44 PM | 507 km | 315 miles | 274 nm |  W |
| Bambari | Fri 6:44 PM | 543 km | 338 miles | 293 nm | SSE |
| Bangui | Fri 6:44 PM | 613 km | 381 miles | 331 nm |  S |
| Bimbo | Fri 6:44 PM | 624 km | 387 miles | 337 nm | S |
| Berbérati | Fri 6:44 PM | 667 km | 414 miles | 360 nm |  SSW |
| Bamenda | Fri 6:44 PM | 966 km | 600 miles | 522 nm |  WSW |
| Yaoundé | Fri 6:44 PM | 977 km | 607 miles | 528 nm | SW |
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