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, December 11, 2012 at 12:36:00 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: 5%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 12:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 38° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.92 meters/second, 1515.3 km/hour, 941.6 miles/hour or 818.2 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' 23.0" | 15.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.11 mi | south | 15.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 02.4" | 941.31 mi | west | 0° 05' 54.1" | 6.77 mi | south | 941.05 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 03' 51.8" | 985.81 mi | east | 1° 41' 54.3" | 116.84 mi | south | 987.58 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 |
|---|
| Vitória * | Tue 10:36 AM | 251 km | 156 miles | 135 nm |  SW |
| Belo Horizonte * | Tue 10:36 AM | 578 km | 359 miles | 312 nm |  W |
| Niterói * | Tue 10:36 AM | 653 km | 406 miles | 352 nm | SW |
| Salvador | Tue 9:36 AM | 659 km | 410 miles | 356 nm |  N |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Tue 10:36 AM | 664 km | 413 miles | 359 nm | SW |
| São Paulo * | Tue 10:36 AM | 991 km | 616 miles | 535 nm |  WSW |
| Brasilia * | Tue 10:36 AM | 1059 km | 658 miles | 572 nm |  WNW |
| Recife | Tue 9:36 AM | 1259 km | 782 miles | 680 nm |  NNE |
| Fortaleza | Tue 9:36 AM | 1679 km | 1043 miles | 906 nm | N |
| Asuncion * | Tue 9:36 AM | 2097 km | 1303 miles | 1132 nm | WSW |
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