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, April 15, 2012 at 11:12:00 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: 30%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 11:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 60' | South |
| Longitude: | 51° 13' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.66 meters/second, 1593.6 km/hour, 990.2 miles/hour or 860.5 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' 32.0" | 16.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.50 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 01.6" | 990.14 mi | west | 0° 10' 38.1" | 12.19 mi | north | 990.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 56' 28.6" | 745.42 mi | east | 4° 23' 14.9" | 301.53 mi | north | 808.06 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 |
|---|
| Barra do Garças | Sun 8:12 AM | 662 km | 411 miles | 357 nm |  S |
| Brasilia | Sun 8:12 AM | 737 km | 458 miles | 398 nm |  SSE |
| Belém | Sun 8:12 AM | 992 km | 617 miles | 536 nm |  NNE |
| Manaus | Sun 7:12 AM | 1235 km | 767 miles | 667 nm |  NW |
| Salvador | Sun 8:12 AM | 1428 km | 887 miles | 771 nm |  ESE |
| Fortaleza | Sun 8:12 AM | 1558 km | 968 miles | 841 nm |  ENE |
| São Paulo | Sun 8:12 AM | 1579 km | 981 miles | 853 nm | SSE |
| Cayenne | Sun 8:12 AM | 1656 km | 1029 miles | 894 nm |  N |
| Rio de Janeiro | Sun 8:12 AM | 1671 km | 1039 miles | 903 nm | SSE |
| Paramaribo | Sun 8:12 AM | 1803 km | 1120 miles | 973 nm |  NNW |
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