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 12:36:00 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 12:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 49' | South |
| Longitude: | 90° 52' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.36 meters/second, 1614.1 km/hour, 1002.9 miles/hour or 871.5 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' 30.8" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 54.8" | 1002.89 mi | west | 0° 11' 55.1" | 13.65 mi | south | 1002.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 54' 45.9" | 823.08 mi | east | 4° 44' 04.7" | 325.36 mi | south | 882.63 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 6:36 AM | 255 km | 158 miles | 138 nm |  NNE |
| Guayaquil | Fri 7:36 AM | 1222 km | 759 miles | 660 nm |  E |
| Quito | Fri 7:36 AM | 1406 km | 873 miles | 759 nm |  ENE |
| San Jose | Fri 6:36 AM | 1598 km | 993 miles | 863 nm | NNE |
| Managua | Fri 6:36 AM | 1732 km | 1076 miles | 935 nm | NNE |
| Cali | Fri 7:36 AM | 1740 km | 1081 miles | 940 nm | ENE |
| Panama | Fri 7:36 AM | 1814 km | 1127 miles | 980 nm |  NE |
| Lima | Fri 7:36 AM | 1836 km | 1141 miles | 991 nm |  SE |
| San Salvador | Fri 6:36 AM | 1836 km | 1141 miles | 991 nm |  N |
| Santa Ana | Fri 6:36 AM | 1865 km | 1159 miles | 1007 nm | N |
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