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, November 11, 2012 at 12:16:00 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: 8%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 12:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 25' | South |
| Longitude: | 41° 59' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.12 meters/second, 1588.0 km/hour, 986.8 miles/hour or 857.5 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' 27.4" | 16.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.45 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 26.8" | 986.62 mi | west | 0° 11' 41.10" | 13.40 mi | south | 986.43 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 24' 39.9" | 915.22 mi | east | 4° 25' 01.9" | 303.64 mi | south | 957.85 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 |
|---|
| Salvador | Sun 9:16 AM | 547 km | 340 miles | 295 nm |  SE |
| Maceió | Sun 9:16 AM | 686 km | 426 miles | 370 nm |  E |
| Fortaleza | Sun 9:16 AM | 731 km | 454 miles | 395 nm |  NNE |
| Recife | Sun 9:16 AM | 794 km | 493 miles | 429 nm | E |
| Brasilia * | Sun 10:16 AM | 953 km | 592 miles | 514 nm |  SW |
| Belém | Sun 9:16 AM | 1139 km | 708 miles | 615 nm |  NW |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Sun 10:16 AM | 1504 km | 935 miles | 812 nm |  S |
| São Paulo * | Sun 10:16 AM | 1642 km | 1020 miles | 886 nm |  SSW |
| Cayenne | Sun 9:16 AM | 1960 km | 1218 miles | 1058 nm | NW |
| Manaus | Sun 8:16 AM | 2114 km | 1314 miles | 1142 nm |  WNW |
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