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 Friday, December 7, 2012 at 09:32:00 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 Friday, December 7, 2012 at 09:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 13' | South |
| Longitude: | 46° 21' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.65 meters/second, 1615.1 km/hour, 1003.6 miles/hour or 872.1 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' 31.1" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 04.3" | 1003.54 mi | west | 0° 11' 54.6" | 13.64 mi | south | 1003.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 50' 09.5" | 818.15 mi | east | 4° 44' 47.1" | 326.16 mi | south | 878.69 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 |
|---|
| São Luis | Fri 6:32 AM | 235 km | 146 miles | 127 nm |  E |
| Belém | Fri 6:32 AM | 252 km | 157 miles | 136 nm |  WNW |
| Fortaleza | Fri 6:32 AM | 880 km | 547 miles | 475 nm |  ESE |
| Cayenne | Fri 6:32 AM | 1033 km | 642 miles | 558 nm |  NW |
| Paramaribo | Fri 6:32 AM | 1323 km | 822 miles | 714 nm | NW |
| Recife | Fri 6:32 AM | 1428 km | 887 miles | 771 nm | ESE |
| Salvador | Fri 6:32 AM | 1472 km | 915 miles | 795 nm |  SE |
| Brasilia * | Fri 7:32 AM | 1512 km | 940 miles | 816 nm |  S |
| Manaus | Fri 5:32 AM | 1524 km | 947 miles | 823 nm |  W |
| Georgetown | Fri 5:32 AM | 1649 km | 1024 miles | 890 nm | NW |
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