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 Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 03:18:00 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: 100%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Friday, August 31, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 1:16 PM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 03:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 08'	South
Longitude:	45° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.43 meters/second, 1617.9 km/hour, 1005.3 miles/hour or 873.6 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' 32.0"	16.76 mi	west	0° 00' 11.7"	0.23 mi	north	16.76 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 09.5"	1005.34 mi	west	0° 11' 48.5"	13.52 mi	north	1005.46 mi
24 hours	11° 01' 18.8"	762.30 mi	east	4° 39' 46.9"	320.41 mi	north	826.69 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
São Luis	Sat 12:18 AM	199 km	124 miles	108 nm	SE
Belém	Sat 12:18 AM	350 km	217 miles	189 nm	W
Fortaleza	Sat 12:18 AM	807 km	501 miles	436 nm	ESE
Cayenne	Sat 12:18 AM	1026 km	637 miles	554 nm	NW
Paramaribo	Sat 12:18 AM	1334 km	829 miles	721 nm	NW
Recife	Sat 12:18 AM	1393 km	866 miles	752 nm	SE
Salvador	Sat 12:18 AM	1512 km	940 miles	816 nm	SSE
Brasilia	Sat 12:18 AM	1645 km	1022 miles	888 nm	S
Manaus	Fri 11:18 PM	1646 km	1023 miles	889 nm	W
Georgetown	Fri 11:18 PM	1672 km	1039 miles	903 nm	WNW