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 6, 2012 at 21:32:00 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 21:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 10' | North |
| Longitude: | 127° 56' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.25 meters/second, 1617.3 km/hour, 1004.9 miles/hour or 873.3 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' 31.5" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.7" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 36.4" | 1004.90 mi | west | 0° 11' 47.5" | 13.50 mi | south | 1004.99 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 10.2" | 800.32 mi | east | 4° 45' 14.1" | 326.66 mi | south | 863.66 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 |
|---|
| Sofifi | Fri 6:32 AM | 76 km | 47 miles | 41 nm |  NNW |
| Ternate | Fri 6:32 AM | 93 km | 58 miles | 50 nm |  NW |
| Manado | Fri 5:32 AM | 374 km | 232 miles | 202 nm |  WNW |
| Ambon | Fri 6:32 AM | 428 km | 266 miles | 231 nm |  S |
| Gorontalo | Fri 5:32 AM | 543 km | 338 miles | 293 nm |  W |
| Manokwari | Fri 6:32 AM | 692 km | 430 miles | 374 nm |  E |
| Kendari | Fri 5:32 AM | 756 km | 470 miles | 408 nm |  SW |
| Davao | Fri 5:32 AM | 806 km | 501 miles | 435 nm | NNW |
| Palu | Fri 5:32 AM | 905 km | 562 miles | 489 nm | W |
| Dili | Fri 6:32 AM | 1001 km | 622 miles | 541 nm |  SSW |
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