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, October 14, 2012 at 13:02:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it hard to see from earth.

Fraction of moon illuminated: 1%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Monday, October 8, 2012 at 7:34 AM
Next phase	New Moon	Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 13:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 54'	South
Longitude:	33° 02'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.15 meters/second, 1598.9 km/hour, 993.5 miles/hour or 863.4 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' 27.9"	16.56 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.56 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 56.1"	993.42 mi	west	0° 12' 21.6"	14.16 mi	south	993.30 mi
24 hours	13° 07' 44.0"	901.63 mi	east	4° 44' 45.7"	326.20 mi	south	953.60 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
João Pessoa	Sun 10:02 AM	206 km	128 miles	111 nm	W
Recife	Sun 10:02 AM	244 km	151 miles	132 nm	WSW
Natal	Sun 10:02 AM	276 km	171 miles	149 nm	WNW
Fernando de Noronha	Sun 11:02 AM	339 km	211 miles	183 nm	NNE
Maceió	Sun 10:02 AM	427 km	265 miles	230 nm	SW
Fortaleza	Sun 10:02 AM	707 km	440 miles	382 nm	WNW
Salvador	Sun 10:02 AM	898 km	558 miles	485 nm	SW
Belém	Sun 10:02 AM	1818 km	1130 miles	982 nm	WNW
Brasilia	Sun 10:02 AM	1895 km	1177 miles	1023 nm	WSW
Rio de Janeiro	Sun 10:02 AM	2084 km	1295 miles	1125 nm	SSW