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, May 5, 2012 at 01:34:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 01:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 40° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.33 meters/second, 1556.4 km/hour, 967.1 miles/hour or 840.4 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' 24.8" | 16.12 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.12 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 54.4" | 966.88 mi | west | 0° 10' 49.5" | 12.40 mi | south | 966.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 23' 03.0" | 964.80 mi | east | 3° 50' 29.0" | 264.16 mi | south | 991.71 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 |
|---|
| Vitória da Conquista | Fri 10:34 PM | 80 km | 50 miles | 43 nm |  S |
| Jequié | Fri 10:34 PM | 80 km | 50 miles | 43 nm |  ENE |
| Itabuna | Fri 10:34 PM | 173 km | 108 miles | 94 nm |  ESE |
| Ilhéus | Fri 10:34 PM | 195 km | 121 miles | 105 nm | ESE |
| Salvador | Fri 10:34 PM | 281 km | 175 miles | 152 nm | ENE |
| Vitória | Fri 10:34 PM | 682 km | 424 miles | 368 nm | S |
| Brasilia | Fri 10:34 PM | 786 km | 488 miles | 424 nm |  WSW |
| Recife | Fri 10:34 PM | 930 km | 578 miles | 502 nm |  NE |
| Rio de Janeiro | Fri 10:34 PM | 1007 km | 626 miles | 544 nm |  SSW |
| Fortaleza | Fri 10:34 PM | 1177 km | 731 miles | 636 nm |  NNE |
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