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 27, 2012 at 22:32:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 22:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 25' | North |
| Longitude: | 16° 12' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.73 meters/second, 1514.6 km/hour, 941.1 miles/hour or 817.8 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' 30.6" | 15.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.5" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.6" | 940.90 mi | west | 0° 02' 29.9" | 2.86 mi | south | 941.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 47.7" | 756.29 mi | east | 1° 26' 02.3" | 98.65 mi | south | 766.09 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 |
|---|
| Ndjamena | Thu 11:32 PM | 927 km | 576 miles | 501 nm |  S |
| Agadez | Thu 11:32 PM | 946 km | 588 miles | 511 nm |  WSW |
| Kano | Thu 11:32 PM | 1241 km | 771 miles | 670 nm |  SW |
| Tripoli | Thu 11:32 PM | 1415 km | 879 miles | 764 nm |  NNW |
| Abuja | Thu 11:32 PM | 1576 km | 980 miles | 851 nm | SW |
| Niamey | Thu 11:32 PM | 1682 km | 1045 miles | 908 nm | WSW |
| Valletta | Thu 11:32 PM | 1724 km | 1071 miles | 931 nm |  N |
| Bangui | Thu 11:32 PM | 1794 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm | S |
| Khartoum | Fri 1:32 AM | 1809 km | 1124 miles | 977 nm |  ESE |
| Alexandria | Fri 12:32 AM | 1822 km | 1132 miles | 984 nm |  NE |
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