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 Monday, January 7, 2013 at 11:36:00 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: 25%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 7, 2013 at 11:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 39' | South |
| Longitude: | 56° 45' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.12 meters/second, 1530.4 km/hour, 951.0 miles/hour or 826.4 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' 25.2" | 15.85 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.1" | 0.14 mi | south | 15.85 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 18.2" | 950.72 mi | west | 0° 07' 01.7" | 8.06 mi | south | 950.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 14' 32.1" | 938.89 mi | east | 2° 15' 40.9" | 155.55 mi | south | 945.62 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 |
|---|
| Cuiabá * | Mon 8:36 AM | 245 km | 152 miles | 132 nm |  NNE |
| Barra do Garças | Mon 8:36 AM | 517 km | 321 miles | 279 nm |  ENE |
| Santa Cruz | Mon 7:36 AM | 682 km | 424 miles | 368 nm |  W |
| Asuncion * | Mon 8:36 AM | 850 km | 528 miles | 459 nm |  S |
| Sucre | Mon 7:36 AM | 912 km | 567 miles | 492 nm | W |
| Brasilia * | Mon 9:36 AM | 968 km | 602 miles | 523 nm |  E |
| La Paz | Mon 7:36 AM | 1217 km | 756 miles | 657 nm | W |
| São Paulo * | Mon 9:36 AM | 1241 km | 771 miles | 670 nm |  ESE |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Mon 9:36 AM | 1534 km | 953 miles | 828 nm | ESE |
| Manaus | Mon 7:36 AM | 1647 km | 1023 miles | 889 nm |  NNW |
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