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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 Moon symbol symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun Sun symbol symbolizes the position of the sun.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 98%
Previous phaseFull MoonSunday, May 6, 2012 at 3:35 AM
Next phaseThird QuarterSaturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:47 PM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 7, 2012 at 03:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 20° 45' South
Longitude: 41° 36' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.64 meters/second, 1496.3 km/hour, 929.8 miles/hour or 807.9 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 22.0"15.50 miwest0° 00' 04.2"0.08 misouth15.50 mi
1 hour14° 22' 04.9"929.49 miwest0° 04' 14.8"4.87 misouth929.29 mi
24 hours15° 10' 22.3"981.52 mieast0° 57' 08.8"65.53 misouth980.57 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
CamposMon 12:40 AM114 km71 miles62 nmSouth-southeast SSE
VitóriaMon 12:40 AM139 km86 miles75 nmEast-northeast ENE
Governador ValadaresMon 12:40 AM215 km134 miles116 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Juiz de ForaMon 12:40 AM217 km135 miles117 nmWest-southwest WSW
Belo HorizonteMon 12:40 AM265 km165 miles143 nmWest-northwest WNW
NiteróiMon 12:40 AM284 km176 miles153 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Rio de JaneiroMon 12:40 AM295 km183 miles159 nmSouth-southwest SSW
SantosMon 12:40 AM604 km375 miles326 nmSouthwest SW
São PauloMon 12:40 AM605 km376 miles327 nmWest-southwest WSW
CampinasMon 12:40 AM616 km383 miles333 nmWest-southwest WSW
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