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 Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 13:26:00 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: 30%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 13:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 43' | South |
| Longitude: | 91° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.04 meters/second, 1598.6 km/hour, 993.3 miles/hour or 863.2 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' 29.3" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 18.2" | 993.19 mi | west | 0° 11' 36.7" | 13.30 mi | south | 993.05 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 39' 17.0" | 867.50 mi | east | 4° 28' 14.2" | 307.28 mi | south | 915.16 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 | Sat 7:26 AM | 770 km | 478 miles | 416 nm |  NNE |
| Guayaquil | Sat 8:26 AM | 1375 km | 855 miles | 743 nm |  ENE |
| Lima | Sat 8:26 AM | 1608 km | 999 miles | 868 nm |  ESE |
| Quito | Sat 8:26 AM | 1618 km | 1005 miles | 874 nm | ENE |
| San Jose | Sat 7:26 AM | 2098 km | 1304 miles | 1133 nm | NNE |
| Panama | Sat 8:26 AM | 2246 km | 1395 miles | 1213 nm |  NE |
| Managua | Sat 7:26 AM | 2259 km | 1404 miles | 1220 nm | NNE |
| Bogota | Sat 8:26 AM | 2325 km | 1445 miles | 1256 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Sat 7:26 AM | 2377 km | 1477 miles | 1283 nm |  N |
| Tegucigalpa | Sat 7:26 AM | 2447 km | 1520 miles | 1321 nm | N |
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