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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: 97%
Previous phaseFirst QuarterMonday, May 28, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Next phaseFull MoonMonday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 01:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 19° 38' South
Longitude: 48° 09' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.00 meters/second, 1508.4 km/hour, 937.3 miles/hour or 814.5 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 22.7"15.62 miwest0° 00' 06.1"0.12 misouth15.62 mi
1 hour14° 22' 48.2"937.00 miwest0° 06' 08.9"7.05 misouth936.72 mi
24 hours15° 05' 30.6"983.35 mieast1° 45' 44.3"121.24 misouth985.27 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
UberabaSat 10:46 PM27 km17 miles15 nmSoutheast SE
UberlândiaSat 10:46 PM77 km48 miles41 nmNorth N
Ribeirão PrêtoSat 10:46 PM172 km107 miles93 nmSouth-southeast SSE
ItumbiaraSat 10:46 PM175 km109 miles94 nmNorthwest NW
São José do Rio PretoSat 10:46 PM181 km113 miles98 nmSouthwest SW
PirassunungaSat 10:46 PM273 km169 miles147 nmSouth-southeast SSE
GoiâniaSat 10:46 PM345 km214 miles186 nmNorth-northwest NNW
CampinasSat 10:46 PM378 km235 miles204 nmSouth-southeast SSE
BrasiliaSat 10:46 PM426 km265 miles230 nmNorth N
Belo HorizonteSat 10:46 PM446 km277 miles241 nmEast E
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