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 Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 02:18:00 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%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 02:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 20' | North |
| Longitude: | 39° 18' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.19 meters/second, 1609.9 km/hour, 1000.3 miles/hour or 869.3 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' 32.9" | 16.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 56.0" | 1000.29 mi | west | 0° 10' 44.7" | 12.31 mi | north | 1000.19 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 50' 58.7" | 745.97 mi | east | 4° 06' 26.5" | 282.29 mi | north | 794.22 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 |
|---|
| Fortaleza | Sat 11:18 PM | 1118 km | 695 miles | 604 nm |  S |
| Belém | Sat 11:18 PM | 1336 km | 830 miles | 721 nm |  SW |
| Cayenne | Sat 11:18 PM | 1452 km | 902 miles | 784 nm |  W |
| Recife | Sat 11:18 PM | 1670 km | 1037 miles | 902 nm |  SSE |
| Paramaribo | Sat 11:18 PM | 1758 km | 1092 miles | 949 nm | W |
| Praia | Sun 1:18 AM | 1969 km | 1223 miles | 1063 nm |  ENE |
| Georgetown | Sat 10:18 PM | 2087 km | 1297 miles | 1127 nm | W |
| Salvador | Sat 11:18 PM | 2136 km | 1327 miles | 1154 nm | S |
| Bridgetown | Sat 10:18 PM | 2350 km | 1461 miles | 1269 nm |  WNW |
| Port of Spain | Sat 10:18 PM | 2491 km | 1548 miles | 1345 nm | WNW |
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