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 22, 2012 at 21:48:00 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: 51%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 21:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 36' | South |
| Longitude: | 57° 54' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.59 meters/second, 1503.3 km/hour, 934.1 miles/hour or 811.7 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' 25.2" | 15.57 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.0" | 0.06 mi | north | 15.57 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 14.4" | 933.90 mi | west | 0° 03' 01.9" | 3.48 mi | north | 934.06 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 39' 10.2" | 884.20 mi | east | 1° 47' 09.7" | 122.86 mi | north | 897.66 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 |
|---|
| Asuncion | Sat 5:48 PM | 520 km | 323 miles | 281 nm |  S |
| Santa Cruz | Sat 5:48 PM | 636 km | 395 miles | 344 nm |  WNW |
| Ciudad del Este | Sat 5:48 PM | 640 km | 398 miles | 346 nm |  SSE |
| Sucre | Sat 5:48 PM | 790 km | 491 miles | 427 nm | WNW |
| Salta | Sat 6:48 PM | 899 km | 559 miles | 485 nm |  WSW |
| Tucumán | Sat 6:48 PM | 1015 km | 631 miles | 548 nm |  SW |
| La Paz | Sat 5:48 PM | 1171 km | 727 miles | 632 nm | WNW |
| Brasilia | Sat 6:48 PM | 1185 km | 736 miles | 640 nm |  ENE |
| São Paulo | Sat 6:48 PM | 1208 km | 751 miles | 652 nm |  ESE |
| Córdoba | Sat 6:48 PM | 1353 km | 840 miles | 730 nm |  SSW |
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