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 18:06:00 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 18:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 51'	South
Longitude:	38° 46'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.66 meters/second, 1528.8 km/hour, 949.9 miles/hour or 825.5 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' 25.2"	15.83 mi	west	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	north	15.83 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 22.7"	949.78 mi	west	0° 06' 59.1"	8.01 mi	north	950.13 mi
24 hours	13° 24' 27.1"	882.95 mi	east	3° 14' 15.9"	222.65 mi	north	917.87 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
Vitória *	Sat 4:06 PM	321 km	199 miles	173 nm	SSW
Salvador	Sat 3:06 PM	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	N
Belo Horizonte *	Sat 4:06 PM	581 km	361 miles	314 nm	WSW
Rio de Janeiro *	Sat 4:06 PM	731 km	454 miles	395 nm	SW
Brasilia *	Sat 4:06 PM	998 km	620 miles	539 nm	WNW
São Paulo *	Sat 4:06 PM	1036 km	644 miles	559 nm	SW
Recife	Sat 3:06 PM	1157 km	719 miles	625 nm	NNE
Fortaleza	Sat 3:06 PM	1559 km	969 miles	842 nm	N
Belém	Sat 3:06 PM	2102 km	1306 miles	1135 nm	NNW
Asuncion *	Sat 3:06 PM	2118 km	1316 miles	1144 nm	WSW