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 Monday, April 16, 2012 at 12:32:00 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: 20%

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 Monday, April 16, 2012 at 12:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 21'	South
Longitude:	59° 41'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.14 meters/second, 1613.3 km/hour, 1002.5 miles/hour or 871.1 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' 33.3"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.21 mi	north	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 17.3"	1002.45 mi	west	0° 11' 15.8"	12.90 mi	north	1002.68 mi
24 hours	10° 32' 03.8"	725.55 mi	east	4° 32' 31.5"	312.11 mi	north	791.60 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
Manaus	Mon 8:32 AM	251 km	156 miles	135 nm	N
Porto Velho	Mon 8:32 AM	598 km	371 miles	323 nm	SW
Santarém	Mon 9:32 AM	641 km	398 miles	346 nm	ENE
Belém	Mon 9:32 AM	1318 km	819 miles	711 nm	ENE
Paramaribo	Mon 9:32 AM	1334 km	829 miles	720 nm	NNE
Georgetown	Mon 8:32 AM	1356 km	843 miles	732 nm	N
Cayenne	Mon 9:32 AM	1401 km	871 miles	757 nm	NE
La Paz	Mon 8:32 AM	1539 km	956 miles	831 nm	SW
Sucre	Mon 8:32 AM	1630 km	1013 miles	880 nm	SSW
Brasilia	Mon 9:32 AM	1731 km	1076 miles	935 nm	SE