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 Monday, November 19, 2012 at 20:16:00 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: 42%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 20:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 16' | South |
| Longitude: | 44° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.22 meters/second, 1588.4 km/hour, 987.0 miles/hour or 857.7 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' 29.8" | 16.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.45 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 57.9" | 986.94 mi | west | 0° 10' 37.1" | 12.16 mi | north | 987.29 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 01.8" | 795.32 mi | east | 4° 23' 23.2" | 301.70 mi | north | 855.03 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 |
|---|
| Barreiras | Mon 5:16 PM | 222 km | 138 miles | 120 nm |  SSW |
| Salvador | Mon 5:16 PM | 696 km | 433 miles | 376 nm |  ESE |
| Brasilia * | Mon 6:16 PM | 726 km | 451 miles | 392 nm | SSW |
| Fortaleza | Mon 5:16 PM | 955 km | 594 miles | 516 nm |  NE |
| Recife | Mon 5:16 PM | 1058 km | 657 miles | 571 nm |  ENE |
| Belém | Mon 5:16 PM | 1082 km | 672 miles | 584 nm |  NNW |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Mon 6:16 PM | 1409 km | 876 miles | 761 nm |  S |
| São Paulo * | Mon 6:16 PM | 1493 km | 927 miles | 806 nm | S |
| Cayenne | Mon 5:16 PM | 1905 km | 1184 miles | 1029 nm | NNW |
| Manaus | Mon 4:16 PM | 1914 km | 1189 miles | 1033 nm |  WNW |
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