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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: 96%
Previous phaseFull MoonMonday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Next phaseThird QuarterMonday, June 11, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 04:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 20° 03' South
Longitude: 44° 44' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.44 meters/second, 1506.4 km/hour, 936.0 miles/hour or 813.4 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 23.8"15.60 miwest0° 00' 05.4"0.10 minorth15.60 mi
1 hour14° 23' 59.0"935.82 miwest0° 05' 29.0"6.29 minorth936.11 mi
24 hours13° 58' 37.4"908.37 mieast2° 45' 03.3"189.22 minorth935.28 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Belo HorizonteWed 1:40 AM94 km58 miles51 nmEast-northeast ENE
Juiz de ForaWed 1:40 AM238 km148 miles129 nmSoutheast SE
PirassunungaWed 1:40 AM353 km219 miles191 nmSouthwest SW
NiteróiWed 1:40 AM358 km223 miles193 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Rio de JaneiroWed 1:40 AM361 km224 miles195 nmSouth-southeast SSE
CampinasWed 1:40 AM400 km248 miles216 nmSouthwest SW
São PauloWed 1:40 AM436 km271 miles235 nmSouth-southwest SSW
VitóriaWed 1:40 AM459 km285 miles248 nmEast E
SantosWed 1:40 AM464 km288 miles251 nmSouth-southwest SSW
BrasiliaWed 1:40 AM577 km359 miles312 nmNorthwest NW
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