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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: 100%
Previous phaseFull MoonTuesday, July 3, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Next phaseThird QuarterWednesday, July 11, 2012 at 1:48 AM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 03:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 18° 47' South
Longitude: 49° 17' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.17 meters/second, 1519.8 km/hour, 944.4 miles/hour or 820.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 24.8"15.74 miwest0° 00' 07.0"0.13 minorth15.74 mi
1 hour14° 24' 55.0"944.19 miwest0° 07' 01.3"8.05 minorth944.55 mi
24 hours13° 37' 45.0"892.73 mieast3° 18' 08.7"227.12 minorth929.11 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
ItumbiaraWed 12:40 AM40 km25 miles22 nmNorth N
UberlândiaWed 12:40 AM107 km67 miles58 nmEast E
UberabaWed 12:40 AM179 km111 miles97 nmSoutheast SE
São José do Rio PretoWed 12:40 AM228 km142 miles123 nmSouth S
GoiâniaWed 12:40 AM228 km142 miles123 nmNorth N
BrasiliaWed 12:40 AM362 km225 miles196 nmNorth-northeast NNE
PirassunungaWed 12:40 AM406 km252 miles219 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Barra do GarçasWed 12:40 AM449 km279 miles243 nmNorthwest NW
CampinasWed 12:40 AM510 km317 miles275 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Belo HorizonteWed 12:40 AM576 km358 miles311 nmEast-southeast ESE
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