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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 01:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 19° 38' South
Longitude: 48° 38' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.99 meters/second, 1508.4 km/hour, 937.2 miles/hour or 814.4 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' 48.1"936.97 miwest0° 06' 08.6"7.05 misouth936.70 mi
24 hours15° 05' 32.5"983.36 mieast1° 45' 36.9"121.10 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 10:48 PM74 km46 miles40 nmEast-southeast ESE
UberlândiaSat 10:48 PM84 km52 miles46 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ItumbiaraSat 10:48 PM148 km92 miles80 nmNorth-northwest NNW
São José do Rio PretoSat 10:48 PM151 km94 miles82 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Ribeirão PrêtoSat 10:48 PM189 km117 miles102 nmSouth-southeast SSE
PirassunungaSat 10:48 PM290 km180 miles157 nmSouth-southeast SSE
GoiâniaSat 10:48 PM331 km205 miles179 nmNorth-northwest NNW
CampinasSat 10:48 PM395 km245 miles213 nmSouth-southeast SSE
BrasiliaSat 10:48 PM433 km269 miles234 nmNorth N
São PauloSat 10:48 PM482 km300 miles260 nmSouth-southeast SSE
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