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 00:26:00 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 00:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 79° 31' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.84 meters/second, 1590.6 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' 09.2" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.47 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 02.0" | 988.27 mi | west | 0° 09' 19.1" | 10.68 mi | north | 988.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 51' 05.2" | 737.06 mi | east | 3° 27' 42.2" | 237.98 mi | north | 770.01 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 |
|---|
| Colón | Fri 7:26 PM | 181 km | 113 miles | 98 nm |  SSW |
| Panama | Fri 7:26 PM | 216 km | 134 miles | 116 nm |  S |
| David | Fri 7:26 PM | 424 km | 264 miles | 229 nm |  SW |
| Cartagena | Fri 7:26 PM | 437 km | 272 miles | 236 nm |  E |
| Barranquilla | Fri 7:26 PM | 512 km | 318 miles | 276 nm | E |
| San Jose | Fri 6:26 PM | 513 km | 319 miles | 277 nm |  WSW |
| Alajuela | Fri 6:26 PM | 525 km | 326 miles | 284 nm |  W |
| Medellin | Fri 7:26 PM | 674 km | 419 miles | 364 nm |  SE |
| Masaya | Fri 6:26 PM | 728 km | 452 miles | 393 nm | W |
| Managua | Fri 6:26 PM | 748 km | 465 miles | 404 nm | W |
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