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 17:24:00 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 17:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 57° 58' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.17 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' 00.2" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 02.9" | 928.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 17.7" | 0.34 mi | north | 928.49 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 58' 44.3" | 967.97 mi | east | 0° 49' 34.0" | 56.83 mi | north | 972.26 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 |
|---|
| Asuncion * | Thu 2:24 PM | 485 km | 301 miles | 262 nm |  S |
| Ciudad del Este * | Thu 2:24 PM | 614 km | 381 miles | 331 nm |  SSE |
| Santa Cruz | Thu 1:24 PM | 649 km | 403 miles | 350 nm |  WNW |
| Sucre | Thu 1:24 PM | 792 km | 492 miles | 428 nm | WNW |
| Salta | Thu 2:24 PM | 875 km | 544 miles | 472 nm |  WSW |
| Tucumán | Thu 2:24 PM | 986 km | 613 miles | 532 nm |  SW |
| La Paz | Thu 1:24 PM | 1178 km | 732 miles | 636 nm | WNW |
| São Paulo * | Thu 3:24 PM | 1204 km | 748 miles | 650 nm |  ESE |
| Brasilia * | Thu 3:24 PM | 1206 km | 750 miles | 651 nm |  ENE |
| Córdoba | Thu 2:24 PM | 1318 km | 819 miles | 712 nm |  SSW |
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