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 Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 09:48:00 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 09:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 60' | South |
| Longitude: | 56° 45' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.39 meters/second, 1589.0 km/hour, 987.4 miles/hour or 858.0 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' 29.5" | 16.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 27.9" | 987.23 mi | west | 0° 10' 47.2" | 12.36 mi | south | 987.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 34' 15.5" | 856.43 mi | east | 4° 04' 19.5" | 279.93 mi | south | 895.23 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 |
|---|
| Manaus | Sat 5:48 AM | 843 km | 524 miles | 455 nm |  NNW |
| Brasilia * | Sat 7:48 AM | 1156 km | 718 miles | 624 nm |  SE |
| Belém | Sat 6:48 AM | 1315 km | 817 miles | 710 nm |  NE |
| Sucre | Sat 5:48 AM | 1357 km | 843 miles | 733 nm |  SW |
| La Paz | Sat 5:48 AM | 1428 km | 887 miles | 771 nm |  WSW |
| Asuncion * | Sat 6:48 AM | 1694 km | 1053 miles | 915 nm |  S |
| Cayenne | Sat 6:48 AM | 1722 km | 1070 miles | 930 nm |  NNE |
| Paramaribo | Sat 6:48 AM | 1758 km | 1092 miles | 949 nm |  N |
| São Paulo * | Sat 7:48 AM | 1847 km | 1147 miles | 997 nm | SE |
| Georgetown | Sat 5:48 AM | 1865 km | 1159 miles | 1007 nm | N |
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