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 Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 00:16:00 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: 68%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 00:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 77° 05' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.88 meters/second, 1590.8 km/hour, 988.4 miles/hour or 858.9 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" | 16.47 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.3" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 02.1" | 988.36 mi | west | 0° 09' 19.8" | 10.69 mi | north | 988.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 51' 01.4" | 737.05 mi | east | 3° 27' 56.6" | 238.25 mi | north | 770.09 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 |
|---|
| Cartagena | Fri 7:16 PM | 177 km | 110 miles | 96 nm |  ESE |
| Barranquilla | Fri 7:16 PM | 248 km | 154 miles | 134 nm |  E |
| Panama | Fri 7:16 PM | 341 km | 212 miles | 184 nm |  SW |
| Medellin | Fri 7:16 PM | 541 km | 336 miles | 292 nm |  SSE |
| Maracaibo | Fri 7:46 PM | 598 km | 372 miles | 323 nm | E |
| Bucaramanga | Fri 7:16 PM | 600 km | 373 miles | 324 nm |  SE |
| Cúcuta | Fri 7:16 PM | 601 km | 374 miles | 325 nm | ESE |
| David | Fri 7:16 PM | 648 km | 403 miles | 350 nm |  WSW |
| Manizales | Fri 7:16 PM | 671 km | 417 miles | 362 nm | SSE |
| Bogota | Fri 7:16 PM | 770 km | 478 miles | 416 nm | SSE |
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