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 05:00:00 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%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 3:35 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:47 PM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 05:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 43'	South
Longitude:	45° 35'	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' 22.2"	15.40 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.40 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 18.8"	923.72 mi	west	0° 00' 07.5"	0.14 mi	south	923.71 mi
24 hours	14° 50' 13.3"	953.59 mi	east	0° 40' 09.8"	46.06 mi	north	956.89 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
Volta Redonda	Tue 2:00 AM	179 km	111 miles	96 nm	ESE
Pirassununga	Tue 2:00 AM	193 km	120 miles	104 nm	W
Campinas	Tue 2:00 AM	204 km	127 miles	110 nm	SW
Juiz de Fora	Tue 2:00 AM	228 km	142 miles	123 nm	E
São Paulo	Tue 2:00 AM	232 km	144 miles	125 nm	SSW
Ribeirão Prêto	Tue 2:00 AM	238 km	148 miles	128 nm	WNW
Santos	Tue 2:00 AM	261 km	162 miles	141 nm	SSW
Belo Horizonte	Tue 2:00 AM	280 km	174 miles	151 nm	NE
Rio de Janeiro	Tue 2:00 AM	284 km	176 miles	153 nm	ESE
Niterói	Tue 2:00 AM	288 km	179 miles	155 nm	ESE