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, May 6, 2010 at 10:14:00 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 10:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 30' | South |
| Longitude: | 57° 56' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.02 meters/second, 1584.1 km/hour, 984.3 miles/hour or 855.3 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' 34.2" | 16.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.41 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 21.3" | 984.18 mi | west | 0° 11' 05.9" | 12.72 mi | north | 984.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 05' 29.4" | 681.59 mi | east | 4° 37' 52.3" | 318.32 mi | north | 757.09 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 |
|---|
| Manaus | Thu 6:14 AM | 1064 km | 661 miles | 574 nm |  NNW |
| Sucre | Thu 6:14 AM | 1067 km | 663 miles | 576 nm |  SW |
| Brasilia | Thu 7:14 AM | 1144 km | 711 miles | 618 nm |  ESE |
| La Paz | Thu 6:14 AM | 1185 km | 736 miles | 640 nm |  WSW |
| Asuncion | Thu 6:14 AM | 1415 km | 879 miles | 764 nm |  S |
| Belém | Thu 7:14 AM | 1607 km | 998 miles | 868 nm |  NE |
| São Paulo | Thu 7:14 AM | 1710 km | 1063 miles | 923 nm |  SE |
| Rio de Janeiro | Thu 7:14 AM | 1944 km | 1208 miles | 1050 nm | SE |
| Cayenne | Thu 7:14 AM | 2026 km | 1259 miles | 1094 nm |  NNE |
| Paramaribo | Thu 7:14 AM | 2050 km | 1274 miles | 1107 nm |  N |
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