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, January 4, 2013 at 08:08:00 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: 59%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 4, 2013 at 08:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 12' | South |
| Longitude: | 44° 26' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.14 meters/second, 1609.7 km/hour, 1000.2 miles/hour or 869.2 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' 31.1" | 16.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 03.4" | 1000.14 mi | west | 0° 11' 31.0" | 13.19 mi | south | 1000.08 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 50' 36.1" | 815.92 mi | east | 4° 30' 04.0" | 309.34 mi | south | 869.08 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 |
|---|
| Teresina | Fri 5:08 AM | 185 km | 115 miles | 100 nm |  E |
| Belém | Fri 5:08 AM | 612 km | 380 miles | 330 nm |  NW |
| Fortaleza | Fri 5:08 AM | 669 km | 415 miles | 361 nm |  ENE |
| Salvador | Fri 5:08 AM | 1080 km | 671 miles | 583 nm |  SE |
| Recife | Fri 5:08 AM | 1104 km | 686 miles | 596 nm |  ESE |
| Brasilia * | Fri 6:08 AM | 1232 km | 765 miles | 665 nm |  SSW |
| Cayenne | Fri 5:08 AM | 1423 km | 884 miles | 768 nm | NW |
| Paramaribo | Fri 5:08 AM | 1705 km | 1059 miles | 921 nm | NW |
| Manaus | Fri 4:08 AM | 1746 km | 1085 miles | 943 nm |  W |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Fri 6:08 AM | 1971 km | 1225 miles | 1064 nm |  S |
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