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 Monday, December 31, 2012 at 21:46:00 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: 89%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 31, 2012 at 21:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 72° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.76 meters/second, 1593.9 km/hour, 990.4 miles/hour or 860.7 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' 32.4" | 16.51 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.51 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 26.1" | 990.36 mi | west | 0° 09' 51.7" | 11.30 mi | south | 990.67 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 29.2" | 748.65 mi | east | 4° 09' 12.0" | 285.44 mi | south | 805.09 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 |
|---|
| Kavaratti | Tue 3:16 AM | 62 km | 39 miles | 34 nm |  NNW |
| Kochi | Tue 3:16 AM | 372 km | 231 miles | 201 nm |  E |
| Mangalore | Tue 3:16 AM | 374 km | 232 miles | 202 nm |  NE |
| Kulhudhuffushi | Tue 2:46 AM | 383 km | 238 miles | 207 nm |  S |
| Coimbatore | Tue 3:16 AM | 458 km | 285 miles | 247 nm |  ENE |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Tue 3:16 AM | 478 km | 297 miles | 258 nm |  ESE |
| Theni | Tue 3:16 AM | 501 km | 312 miles | 271 nm | E |
| Madurai | Tue 3:16 AM | 573 km | 356 miles | 309 nm | E |
| Bangalore | Tue 3:16 AM | 601 km | 374 miles | 325 nm | ENE |
| Hubli | Tue 3:16 AM | 632 km | 393 miles | 341 nm |  NNE |
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