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 Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 08:34:00 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 Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 08:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 41' | North |
| Longitude: | 43° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.98 meters/second, 1616.3 km/hour, 1004.3 miles/hour or 872.7 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' 32.0" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 02.0" | 1004.29 mi | west | 0° 11' 31.4" | 13.20 mi | south | 1004.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 20' 35.2" | 783.81 mi | east | 4° 41' 56.9" | 322.89 mi | south | 848.29 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 |
|---|
| Belém | Thu 5:34 AM | 705 km | 438 miles | 381 nm |  SW |
| Fortaleza | Thu 5:34 AM | 908 km | 564 miles | 490 nm |  SE |
| Cayenne | Thu 5:34 AM | 995 km | 618 miles | 537 nm |  WNW |
| Paramaribo | Thu 5:34 AM | 1324 km | 823 miles | 715 nm | WNW |
| Recife | Thu 5:34 AM | 1540 km | 957 miles | 831 nm | SE |
| Georgetown | Thu 4:34 AM | 1672 km | 1039 miles | 903 nm | WNW |
| Salvador | Thu 5:34 AM | 1823 km | 1133 miles | 984 nm |  SSE |
| Manaus | Thu 4:34 AM | 1931 km | 1200 miles | 1042 nm |  WSW |
| Brasilia * | Thu 6:34 AM | 2096 km | 1302 miles | 1132 nm |  SSW |
| Bridgetown | Thu 4:34 AM | 2101 km | 1306 miles | 1135 nm |  NW |
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