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 31, 2013 at 06:40:00 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: 83%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 06:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 52° 29' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.19 meters/second, 1613.5 km/hour, 1002.6 miles/hour or 871.2 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' 31.2" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 19.4" | 1002.52 mi | west | 0° 11' 32.9" | 13.23 mi | south | 1002.50 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 09.6" | 804.44 mi | east | 4° 31' 52.8" | 311.39 mi | south | 859.93 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 |
|---|
| Santarém | Thu 3:40 AM | 284 km | 176 miles | 153 nm |  WNW |
| Belém | Thu 3:40 AM | 507 km | 315 miles | 274 nm |  ENE |
| Manaus | Thu 2:40 AM | 841 km | 522 miles | 454 nm |  W |
| Cayenne | Thu 3:40 AM | 951 km | 591 miles | 513 nm |  N |
| Paramaribo | Thu 3:40 AM | 1090 km | 677 miles | 589 nm |  NNW |
| Georgetown | Thu 2:40 AM | 1319 km | 820 miles | 712 nm | NNW |
| Brasilia * | Thu 4:40 AM | 1433 km | 891 miles | 774 nm |  SSE |
| Fortaleza | Thu 3:40 AM | 1543 km | 959 miles | 833 nm |  E |
| Salvador | Thu 3:40 AM | 1852 km | 1151 miles | 1000 nm |  SE |
| Port of Spain | Thu 2:40 AM | 1873 km | 1164 miles | 1011 nm | NNW |
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