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 13:36:00 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 13:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 01' | South |
| Longitude: | 52° 51' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.63 meters/second, 1514.3 km/hour, 940.9 miles/hour or 817.6 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" | 15.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.7" | 0.11 mi | south | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 58.0" | 940.67 mi | west | 0° 05' 45.9" | 6.61 mi | south | 940.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 05' 08.9" | 986.62 mi | east | 1° 38' 21.0" | 112.76 mi | south | 988.07 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 |
|---|
| Campo Grande * | Tue 10:36 AM | 237 km | 147 miles | 128 nm |  SW |
| Barra do Garças | Tue 10:36 AM | 352 km | 219 miles | 190 nm |  N |
| Goiânia * | Tue 11:36 AM | 455 km | 282 miles | 245 nm |  NE |
| Brasilia * | Tue 11:36 AM | 637 km | 396 miles | 344 nm |  ENE |
| Pirassununga * | Tue 11:36 AM | 654 km | 407 miles | 353 nm |  ESE |
| São Paulo * | Tue 11:36 AM | 818 km | 508 miles | 442 nm |  SE |
| Asuncion * | Tue 10:36 AM | 851 km | 529 miles | 459 nm | SW |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Tue 11:36 AM | 1095 km | 681 miles | 591 nm | ESE |
| Sucre | Tue 9:36 AM | 1307 km | 812 miles | 705 nm |  W |
| La Paz | Tue 9:36 AM | 1644 km | 1021 miles | 888 nm | W |
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