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, December 10, 2012 at 11:26:00 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: 12%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 10, 2012 at 11:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 47' | South |
| Longitude: | 36° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.25 meters/second, 1545.3 km/hour, 960.2 miles/hour or 834.4 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' 25.2" | 16.00 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.8" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.00 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 12.1" | 959.98 mi | west | 0° 08' 49.7" | 10.12 mi | south | 959.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 19' 53.8" | 954.10 mi | east | 3° 01' 46.2" | 208.35 mi | south | 969.16 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 |
|---|
| Salvador | Mon 8:26 AM | 409 km | 254 miles | 221 nm |  NW |
| Maceió | Mon 8:26 AM | 677 km | 421 miles | 365 nm |  N |
| Vitória * | Mon 9:26 AM | 680 km | 423 miles | 367 nm |  SW |
| Recife | Mon 8:26 AM | 858 km | 533 miles | 463 nm | N |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Mon 9:26 AM | 1095 km | 681 miles | 591 nm | SW |
| Brasilia * | Mon 9:26 AM | 1272 km | 790 miles | 687 nm |  W |
| Fortaleza | Mon 8:26 AM | 1360 km | 845 miles | 734 nm |  NNW |
| São Paulo * | Mon 9:26 AM | 1407 km | 874 miles | 760 nm | SW |
| Belém | Mon 8:26 AM | 2094 km | 1301 miles | 1131 nm | NW |
| Asuncion * | Mon 8:26 AM | 2484 km | 1543 miles | 1341 nm |  WSW |
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