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 Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 03:44:00 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: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 03:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 43' | South |
| Longitude: | 27° 23' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.05 meters/second, 1487.0 km/hour, 924.0 miles/hour or 802.9 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' 22.3" | 15.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.4" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.40 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 16.2" | 923.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 19.9" | 0.38 mi | south | 923.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 51' 56.9" | 955.48 mi | east | 0° 35' 28.9" | 40.69 mi | north | 958.29 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 |
|---|
| Salvador | Tue 12:44 AM | 1525 km | 947 miles | 823 nm |  NW |
| Rio de Janeiro | Tue 12:44 AM | 1633 km | 1015 miles | 882 nm |  W |
| Recife | Tue 12:44 AM | 1707 km | 1061 miles | 922 nm |  NNW |
| São Paulo | Tue 12:44 AM | 1988 km | 1235 miles | 1073 nm | W |
| Brasilia | Tue 12:44 AM | 2256 km | 1402 miles | 1218 nm |  WNW |
| Fortaleza | Tue 12:44 AM | 2327 km | 1446 miles | 1256 nm | NNW |
| Jamestown | Tue 3:44 AM | 2369 km | 1472 miles | 1279 nm |  ENE |
| Asuncion | Mon 11:44 PM | 3109 km | 1932 miles | 1679 nm |  WSW |
| Montevideo | Tue 12:44 AM | 3164 km | 1966 miles | 1708 nm |  SW |
| Belém | Tue 12:44 AM | 3202 km | 1990 miles | 1729 nm | NW |
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