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 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 04:50:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 04:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 24° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.11 meters/second, 1490.8 km/hour, 926.3 miles/hour or 805.0 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' 23.0" | 15.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.5" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 06.6" | 926.09 mi | west | 0° 02' 25.5" | 2.78 mi | south | 925.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 36' 55.6" | 940.90 mi | east | 0° 15' 34.7" | 17.87 mi | south | 940.23 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 |
|---|
| Salvador | Tue 1:50 AM | 1719 km | 1068 miles | 928 nm |  WNW |
| Recife | Tue 1:50 AM | 1824 km | 1134 miles | 985 nm |  NW |
| Rio de Janeiro | Tue 1:50 AM | 1886 km | 1172 miles | 1018 nm |  W |
| Jamestown | Tue 4:50 AM | 2118 km | 1316 miles | 1143 nm |  ENE |
| São Paulo | Tue 1:50 AM | 2241 km | 1392 miles | 1210 nm | W |
| Fortaleza | Tue 1:50 AM | 2454 km | 1525 miles | 1325 nm | NW |
| Brasilia | Tue 1:50 AM | 2497 km | 1552 miles | 1348 nm | W |
| Asuncion | Tue 12:50 AM | 3360 km | 2088 miles | 1814 nm |  WSW |
| Belém | Tue 1:50 AM | 3380 km | 2100 miles | 1825 nm | NW |
| Montevideo | Tue 1:50 AM | 3388 km | 2105 miles | 1829 nm | WSW |
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