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 Friday, April 13, 2012 at 09:52:00 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: 51%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, April 13, 2012 at 09:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 39' | South |
| Longitude: | 55° 43' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.51 meters/second, 1535.5 km/hour, 954.1 miles/hour or 829.1 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" | 15.90 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.14 mi | north | 15.90 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 13.1" | 953.93 mi | west | 0° 07' 36.3" | 8.72 mi | north | 954.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 18' 54.2" | 811.90 mi | east | 3° 24' 38.9" | 234.54 mi | north | 851.98 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 |
|---|
| Cuiabá | Fri 5:52 AM | 238 km | 148 miles | 128 nm |  N |
| Barra do Garças | Fri 6:52 AM | 417 km | 259 miles | 225 nm |  ENE |
| Brasilia | Fri 6:52 AM | 861 km | 535 miles | 465 nm | ENE |
| Asuncion | Fri 5:52 AM | 868 km | 539 miles | 469 nm |  SSW |
| Sucre | Fri 5:52 AM | 1020 km | 634 miles | 551 nm |  W |
| São Paulo | Fri 6:52 AM | 1151 km | 715 miles | 622 nm |  SE |
| La Paz | Fri 5:52 AM | 1327 km | 824 miles | 716 nm | W |
| Rio de Janeiro | Fri 6:52 AM | 1435 km | 892 miles | 775 nm |  ESE |
| Manaus | Fri 5:52 AM | 1675 km | 1041 miles | 904 nm |  NNW |
| Córdoba | Fri 6:52 AM | 1747 km | 1085 miles | 943 nm | SSW |
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