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, January 8, 2013 at 12:26:00 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: 15%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 12:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 58' | South |
| Longitude: | 54° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.42 meters/second, 1506.3 km/hour, 936.0 miles/hour or 813.3 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' 23.4" | 15.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 26.7" | 935.71 mi | west | 0° 03' 55.3" | 4.50 mi | south | 935.53 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 50' 51.0" | 965.39 mi | east | 0° 53' 57.0" | 61.86 mi | south | 964.58 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 9:26 AM | 48 km | 30 miles | 26 nm |  S |
| Barra do Garças | Tue 9:26 AM | 510 km | 317 miles | 275 nm |  NNE |
| Ciudad del Este * | Tue 9:26 AM | 614 km | 381 miles | 331 nm | S |
| Goiânia * | Tue 10:26 AM | 657 km | 409 miles | 355 nm |  ENE |
| Asuncion * | Tue 9:26 AM | 671 km | 417 miles | 362 nm |  SSW |
| Brasilia * | Tue 10:26 AM | 840 km | 522 miles | 454 nm | ENE |
| São Paulo * | Tue 10:26 AM | 906 km | 563 miles | 489 nm |  ESE |
| Sucre | Tue 8:26 AM | 1134 km | 704 miles | 612 nm |  W |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Tue 10:26 AM | 1219 km | 757 miles | 658 nm | ESE |
| La Paz | Tue 8:26 AM | 1491 km | 926 miles | 805 nm |  WNW |
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