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, January 3, 2013 at 07:08:00 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: 70%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 07:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 22' | South |
| Longitude: | 41° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.47 meters/second, 1618.1 km/hour, 1005.4 miles/hour or 873.7 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" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 03.2" | 1005.39 mi | west | 0° 11' 35.6" | 13.28 mi | south | 1005.47 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 20' 34.9" | 784.65 mi | east | 4° 38' 34.6" | 319.04 mi | south | 846.05 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 |
|---|
| Fortaleza | Thu 4:08 AM | 479 km | 297 miles | 258 nm |  SE |
| Belém | Thu 4:08 AM | 813 km | 505 miles | 439 nm |  W |
| Recife | Thu 4:08 AM | 1110 km | 690 miles | 600 nm | SE |
| Cayenne | Thu 4:08 AM | 1363 km | 847 miles | 736 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Thu 4:08 AM | 1427 km | 887 miles | 771 nm |  SSE |
| Paramaribo | Thu 4:08 AM | 1690 km | 1050 miles | 913 nm | WNW |
| Brasilia * | Thu 5:08 AM | 1856 km | 1153 miles | 1002 nm |  SSW |
| Georgetown | Thu 3:08 AM | 2038 km | 1266 miles | 1101 nm | WNW |
| Manaus | Thu 3:08 AM | 2110 km | 1311 miles | 1139 nm | W |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Thu 5:08 AM | 2510 km | 1560 miles | 1355 nm |  S |
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