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 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 20:22:00 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: 53%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 20:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 52' | South |
| Longitude: | 34° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.88 meters/second, 1608.8 km/hour, 999.6 miles/hour or 868.7 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' 31.5" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 36.2" | 999.64 mi | west | 0° 11' 15.5" | 12.89 mi | north | 999.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 07' 50.7" | 765.96 mi | east | 4° 32' 15.4" | 311.81 mi | north | 829.12 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 |
|---|
| Natal | Tue 5:22 PM | 136 km | 85 miles | 74 nm |  W |
| João Pessoa | Tue 5:22 PM | 166 km | 103 miles | 90 nm |  SW |
| Recife | Tue 5:22 PM | 265 km | 164 miles | 143 nm |  SSW |
| Fernando de Noronha | Tue 6:22 PM | 281 km | 175 miles | 152 nm |  NE |
| Maceió | Tue 5:22 PM | 461 km | 286 miles | 249 nm | SSW |
| Fortaleza | Tue 5:22 PM | 557 km | 346 miles | 301 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Tue 5:22 PM | 925 km | 575 miles | 500 nm | SSW |
| Belém | Tue 5:22 PM | 1679 km | 1043 miles | 906 nm | WNW |
| Brasilia * | Tue 6:22 PM | 1870 km | 1162 miles | 1010 nm | SW |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Tue 6:22 PM | 2133 km | 1325 miles | 1152 nm | SSW |
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