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 Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 01:08:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 01:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 32' | South |
| Longitude: | 25° 31' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.91 meters/second, 1544.1 km/hour, 959.5 miles/hour or 833.7 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' 27.7" | 15.99 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 15.99 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 46.6" | 959.20 mi | west | 0° 11' 31.4" | 13.21 mi | south | 958.81 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 04' 56.3" | 867.66 mi | east | 4° 05' 04.3" | 280.95 mi | south | 902.56 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 |
|---|
| Recife | Tue 10:08 PM | 1381 km | 858 miles | 745 nm |  NW |
| Salvador | Tue 10:08 PM | 1451 km | 901 miles | 783 nm |  WNW |
| Rio de Janeiro | Tue 10:08 PM | 1983 km | 1232 miles | 1071 nm |  WSW |
| Fortaleza | Tue 10:08 PM | 2010 km | 1249 miles | 1085 nm | NW |
| Jamestown | Wed 1:08 AM | 2116 km | 1315 miles | 1143 nm |  E |
| São Paulo | Tue 10:08 PM | 2340 km | 1454 miles | 1263 nm | WSW |
| Brasilia | Tue 10:08 PM | 2393 km | 1487 miles | 1292 nm |  W |
| Monrovia | Wed 1:08 AM | 3001 km | 1865 miles | 1620 nm |  NNE |
| Belém | Tue 10:08 PM | 3020 km | 1877 miles | 1631 nm | WNW |
| Freetown | Wed 1:08 AM | 3079 km | 1913 miles | 1663 nm | NNE |
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