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 Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 17:06:00 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: 20%

Previous phase	New Moon	Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Next phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:32 PM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 17:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 58'	South
Longitude:	24° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.34 meters/second, 1527.6 km/hour, 949.2 miles/hour or 824.9 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' 25.2"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 06.7"	0.13 mi	north	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 17.1"	949.07 mi	west	0° 06' 52.6"	7.88 mi	north	949.41 mi
24 hours	13° 26' 45.0"	884.90 mi	east	3° 12' 03.7"	220.13 mi	north	919.15 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
Recife	Sat 2:06 PM	1579 km	981 miles	853 nm	NW
Salvador	Sat 2:06 PM	1614 km	1003 miles	872 nm	WNW
Jamestown	Sat 5:06 PM	1996 km	1240 miles	1078 nm	E
Rio de Janeiro *	Sat 3:06 PM	2041 km	1268 miles	1102 nm	WSW
Fortaleza	Sat 2:06 PM	2209 km	1373 miles	1193 nm	NW
São Paulo *	Sat 3:06 PM	2400 km	1491 miles	1296 nm	WSW
Brasilia *	Sat 3:06 PM	2518 km	1565 miles	1360 nm	W
Monrovia	Sat 5:06 PM	3069 km	1907 miles	1657 nm	NNE
Freetown	Sat 5:06 PM	3170 km	1969 miles	1711 nm	NNE
Belém	Sat 2:06 PM	3209 km	1994 miles	1733 nm	WNW