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 Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 19:26:00 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: 31%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 19:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 24' | South |
| Longitude: | 44° 38' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.28 meters/second, 1559.8 km/hour, 969.2 miles/hour or 842.2 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' 27.7" | 16.15 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.2" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.15 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 48.3" | 969.11 mi | west | 0° 09' 15.1" | 10.60 mi | north | 969.50 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 27' 52.3" | 835.21 mi | east | 3° 58' 50.5" | 273.65 mi | north | 885.30 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 |
|---|
| Brasilia * | Sun 5:26 PM | 381 km | 237 miles | 206 nm |  WSW |
| Goiânia * | Sun 5:26 PM | 562 km | 349 miles | 303 nm | WSW |
| Belo Horizonte * | Sun 5:26 PM | 597 km | 371 miles | 322 nm |  S |
| Salvador | Sun 4:26 PM | 684 km | 425 miles | 370 nm |  ENE |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Sun 5:26 PM | 960 km | 597 miles | 519 nm | S |
| São Paulo * | Sun 5:26 PM | 1036 km | 644 miles | 559 nm |  SSW |
| Recife | Sun 4:26 PM | 1272 km | 791 miles | 687 nm | ENE |
| Fortaleza | Sun 4:26 PM | 1353 km | 841 miles | 730 nm |  NNE |
| Belém | Sun 4:26 PM | 1494 km | 928 miles | 807 nm |  NNW |
| Asuncion * | Sun 4:26 PM | 1816 km | 1128 miles | 980 nm |  SW |
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