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 Monday, November 12, 2012 at 12:46:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 12, 2012 at 12:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 56' | South |
| Longitude: | 35° 47' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.00 meters/second, 1558.8 km/hour, 968.6 miles/hour or 841.7 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' 25.4" | 16.14 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.14 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 20.9" | 968.40 mi | west | 0° 10' 07.1" | 11.59 mi | south | 968.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 14' 35.0" | 956.35 mi | east | 3° 35' 34.7" | 247.07 mi | south | 979.93 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 | Mon 9:46 AM | 312 km | 194 miles | 168 nm |  WNW |
| Maceió | Mon 9:46 AM | 471 km | 293 miles | 254 nm |  N |
| Recife | Mon 9:46 AM | 652 km | 405 miles | 352 nm | N |
| Fortaleza | Mon 9:46 AM | 1167 km | 725 miles | 630 nm |  NNW |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Mon 10:46 AM | 1270 km | 789 miles | 686 nm |  SW |
| Brasilia * | Mon 10:46 AM | 1319 km | 820 miles | 712 nm |  W |
| São Paulo * | Mon 10:46 AM | 1564 km | 972 miles | 844 nm | SW |
| Belém | Mon 9:46 AM | 1965 km | 1221 miles | 1061 nm |  NW |
| Asuncion * | Mon 9:46 AM | 2609 km | 1621 miles | 1409 nm |  WSW |
| Cayenne | Mon 9:46 AM | 2774 km | 1724 miles | 1498 nm | NW |
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