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 20, 2012 at 17:18:00 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: 55%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 5:19 AM
Next phase	Full Moon	Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 17:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 42'	North
Longitude:	13° 31'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.75 meters/second, 1611.9 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.3 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' 32.9"	16.69 mi	west	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	north	16.69 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 01.3"	1001.55 mi	west	0° 10' 43.9"	12.29 mi	north	1001.47 mi
24 hours	10° 45' 51.6"	740.96 mi	east	4° 06' 15.1"	282.06 mi	north	789.77 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
Berbérati	Thu 6:18 PM	298 km	185 miles	161 nm	ESE
Yaoundé	Thu 6:18 PM	303 km	188 miles	163 nm	SW
Bamenda	Thu 6:18 PM	375 km	233 miles	202 nm	W
Garoua	Thu 6:18 PM	398 km	247 miles	215 nm	N
Moundou	Thu 6:18 PM	424 km	263 miles	229 nm	NE
Douala	Thu 6:18 PM	462 km	287 miles	249 nm	WSW
Ebebiyín	Thu 6:18 PM	462 km	287 miles	249 nm	SSW
Bimbo	Thu 6:18 PM	564 km	351 miles	305 nm	ESE
Malabo	Thu 6:18 PM	567 km	352 miles	306 nm	WSW
Bangui	Thu 6:18 PM	577 km	359 miles	312 nm	ESE