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 Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 16:36:00 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: 5%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 46° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.16 meters/second, 1494.6 km/hour, 928.7 miles/hour or 807.0 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' 21.9" | 15.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 01.6" | 928.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.19 mi | north | 928.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 59' 41.5" | 968.98 mi | east | 0° 46' 39.5" | 53.50 mi | north | 972.93 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 |
|---|
| Ribeirão Prêto * | Thu 2:36 PM | 141 km | 87 miles | 76 nm |  W |
| Pirassununga * | Thu 2:36 PM | 155 km | 97 miles | 84 nm |  SW |
| Uberaba * | Thu 2:36 PM | 199 km | 124 miles | 108 nm |  NW |
| Campinas * | Thu 2:36 PM | 229 km | 142 miles | 124 nm |  SSW |
| São Paulo * | Thu 2:36 PM | 294 km | 183 miles | 159 nm |  S |
| Belo Horizonte * | Thu 2:36 PM | 298 km | 185 miles | 161 nm |  ENE |
| Santos * | Thu 2:36 PM | 338 km | 210 miles | 183 nm | S |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Thu 2:36 PM | 408 km | 254 miles | 221 nm |  SE |
| Niterói * | Thu 2:36 PM | 412 km | 256 miles | 222 nm |  ESE |
| Goiânia * | Thu 2:36 PM | 552 km | 343 miles | 298 nm |  NNW |
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