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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 Moon symbol symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun Sun symbol symbolizes the position of the sun.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 60%
Previous phaseFull MoonTuesday, March 30, 2010 at 2:25 AM
Next phaseThird QuarterTuesday, April 6, 2010 at 9:37 AM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 5, 2010 at 08:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 24° 30' South
Longitude: 48° 36' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 407.73 meters/second, 1467.8 km/hour, 912.1 miles/hour or 792.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 28.8"15.20 miwest0° 00' 03.4"0.07 minorth15.20 mi
1 hour14° 28' 54.4"911.73 miwest0° 03' 35.9"4.13 minorth911.95 mi
24 hours12° 07' 38.2"763.60 mieast1° 57' 46.0"135.09 minorth781.14 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
CuritibaMon 5:36 AM121 km75 miles65 nmSouth-southwest SSW
SorocabaMon 5:36 AM162 km101 miles87 nmNortheast NE
Ponta GrossaMon 5:36 AM167 km104 miles90 nmWest-southwest WSW
JoinvilleMon 5:36 AM205 km127 miles111 nmSouth S
São PauloMon 5:36 AM225 km140 miles121 nmEast-northeast ENE
CampinasMon 5:36 AM234 km145 miles126 nmNortheast NE
SantosMon 5:36 AM237 km147 miles128 nmEast-northeast ENE
BauruMon 5:36 AM247 km153 miles133 nmNorth-northwest NNW
PirassunungaMon 5:36 AM302 km187 miles163 nmNorth-northeast NNE
CriciúmaMon 5:36 AM470 km292 miles254 nmSouth S
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