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 Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 10:02:00 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: 40%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Next phase	New Moon	Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:19 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 10:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 13'	South
Longitude:	45° 49'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.87 meters/second, 1565.5 km/hour, 972.8 miles/hour or 845.3 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' 30.2"	16.21 mi	west	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	north	16.21 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 15.7"	972.67 mi	west	0° 09' 25.2"	10.80 mi	north	973.06 mi
24 hours	11° 33' 24.1"	775.04 mi	east	4° 00' 46.4"	275.86 mi	north	828.51 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
Barreiras	Sat 7:02 AM	247 km	153 miles	133 nm	NNE
Brasilia	Sat 7:02 AM	282 km	175 miles	152 nm	SW
Goiânia	Sat 7:02 AM	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	SW
Belo Horizonte	Sat 7:02 AM	646 km	401 miles	349 nm	SSE
Salvador	Sat 7:02 AM	806 km	501 miles	435 nm	E
Rio de Janeiro	Sat 7:02 AM	1008 km	626 miles	544 nm	SSE
São Paulo	Sat 7:02 AM	1039 km	645 miles	561 nm	S
Recife	Sat 7:02 AM	1373 km	853 miles	741 nm	ENE
Fortaleza	Sat 7:02 AM	1404 km	872 miles	758 nm	NE
Belém	Sat 7:02 AM	1442 km	896 miles	778 nm	NNW