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 Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 03:00:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 03:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 24° 05' | South |
| Longitude: | 18° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 408.75 meters/second, 1471.5 km/hour, 914.4 miles/hour or 794.6 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' 28.1" | 15.24 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.24 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 16.0" | 914.04 mi | west | 0° 03' 55.3" | 4.50 mi | north | 914.28 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 22' 10.3" | 781.39 mi | east | 2° 06' 16.4" | 144.83 mi | north | 800.79 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 |
|---|
| Jamestown | Sun 3:00 AM | 1573 km | 978 miles | 849 nm |  ENE |
| Salvador | Midnight Sat-Sun | 2479 km | 1540 miles | 1338 nm |  WNW |
| Recife | Midnight Sat-Sun | 2519 km | 1565 miles | 1360 nm |  NW |
| Rio de Janeiro | Midnight Sat-Sun | 2567 km | 1595 miles | 1386 nm |  W |
| São Paulo | Midnight Sat-Sun | 2908 km | 1807 miles | 1570 nm | W |
| Fortaleza | Midnight Sat-Sun | 3150 km | 1957 miles | 1701 nm | NW |
| Brasilia | Midnight Sat-Sun | 3248 km | 2018 miles | 1754 nm | W |
| Monrovia | Sun 3:00 AM | 3453 km | 2146 miles | 1865 nm |  NNE |
| Windhoek | Sun 4:00 AM | 3589 km | 2230 miles | 1938 nm |  E |
| Abidjan | Sun 3:00 AM | 3591 km | 2231 miles | 1939 nm | NNE |
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