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 11:18:00 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 11:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 59' | South |
| Longitude: | 52° 41' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.68 meters/second, 1593.7 km/hour, 990.3 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 | 16.51 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 01.9" | 990.20 mi | west | 0° 10' 38.4" | 12.19 mi | north | 990.54 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 56' 21.2" | 745.32 mi | east | 4° 23' 18.7" | 301.60 mi | north | 807.99 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 8:18 AM | 656 km | 408 miles | 354 nm |  S |
| Brasilia | Sun 8:18 AM | 827 km | 514 miles | 447 nm |  SE |
| Belém | Sun 8:18 AM | 1051 km | 653 miles | 567 nm |  NNE |
| Manaus | Sun 7:18 AM | 1112 km | 691 miles | 600 nm |  NW |
| Salvador | Sun 8:18 AM | 1583 km | 984 miles | 855 nm |  ESE |
| São Paulo | Sun 8:18 AM | 1635 km | 1016 miles | 883 nm |  SSE |
| Cayenne | Sun 8:18 AM | 1649 km | 1025 miles | 891 nm |  N |
| Sucre | Sun 7:18 AM | 1685 km | 1047 miles | 910 nm |  SW |
| Fortaleza | Sun 8:18 AM | 1702 km | 1058 miles | 919 nm |  ENE |
| Rio de Janeiro | Sun 8:18 AM | 1757 km | 1092 miles | 949 nm | SE |
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