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 Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 04:10:00 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: 90%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 04:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 22' | South |
| Longitude: | 23° 32' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.20 meters/second, 1534.3 km/hour, 953.4 miles/hour or 828.5 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' 26.2" | 15.89 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.16 mi | north | 15.89 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 14.0" | 953.24 mi | west | 0° 08' 11.6" | 9.39 mi | north | 953.64 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 02' 24.5" | 861.03 mi | east | 3° 40' 16.9" | 252.45 mi | north | 904.94 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 |
|---|
| Recife | Thu 1:10 AM | 1601 km | 995 miles | 865 nm |  NW |
| Salvador | Thu 1:10 AM | 1677 km | 1042 miles | 906 nm |  WNW |
| Jamestown | Thu 4:10 AM | 1907 km | 1185 miles | 1030 nm |  E |
| Rio de Janeiro | Thu 1:10 AM | 2143 km | 1331 miles | 1157 nm |  WSW |
| Fortaleza | Thu 1:10 AM | 2228 km | 1385 miles | 1203 nm | NW |
| São Paulo | Thu 1:10 AM | 2502 km | 1554 miles | 1351 nm | WSW |
| Brasilia | Thu 1:10 AM | 2602 km | 1617 miles | 1405 nm |  W |
| Monrovia | Thu 4:10 AM | 2970 km | 1846 miles | 1604 nm |  NNE |
| Freetown | Thu 4:10 AM | 3076 km | 1911 miles | 1661 nm | NNE |
| Conakry | Thu 4:10 AM | 3163 km | 1965 miles | 1708 nm | NNE |
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