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 Friday, December 7, 2012 at 12:26:00 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: 41%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 12:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 47' | South |
| Longitude: | 88° 27' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.38 meters/second, 1614.2 km/hour, 1003.0 miles/hour or 871.6 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' 30.9" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 55.5" | 1002.93 mi | west | 0° 11' 55.1" | 13.65 mi | south | 1002.93 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 54' 30.6" | 822.81 mi | east | 4° 44' 07.4" | 325.41 mi | south | 882.41 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 6:26 AM | 245 km | 152 miles | 132 nm |  NNW |
| Guayaquil | Fri 7:26 AM | 953 km | 592 miles | 514 nm |  E |
| Quito | Fri 7:26 AM | 1142 km | 710 miles | 617 nm |  ENE |
| San Jose | Fri 6:26 AM | 1487 km | 924 miles | 803 nm |  NNE |
| Cali | Fri 7:26 AM | 1495 km | 929 miles | 807 nm | ENE |
| Lima | Fri 7:26 AM | 1623 km | 1009 miles | 877 nm |  SE |
| Panama | Fri 7:26 AM | 1636 km | 1017 miles | 884 nm |  NE |
| Managua | Fri 6:26 AM | 1669 km | 1037 miles | 901 nm |  N |
| Medellin | Fri 7:26 AM | 1743 km | 1083 miles | 941 nm | NE |
| Bogota | Fri 7:26 AM | 1796 km | 1116 miles | 970 nm | ENE |
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