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, February 1, 2013 at 07:08:00 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: 74%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 07:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 17' | South |
| Longitude: | 47° 36' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.92 meters/second, 1598.1 km/hour, 993.0 miles/hour or 862.9 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' 30.2" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 16.5" | 992.92 mi | west | 0° 10' 58.1" | 12.57 mi | south | 992.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 08' 53.6" | 831.63 mi | east | 4° 10' 51.7" | 287.39 mi | south | 875.01 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 |
|---|
| Araguaína * | Fri 5:08 AM | 138 km | 86 miles | 75 nm |  NNW |
| Palmas * | Fri 5:08 AM | 226 km | 140 miles | 122 nm |  SSW |
| Belém | Fri 4:08 AM | 762 km | 473 miles | 411 nm |  N |
| Brasilia * | Fri 5:08 AM | 832 km | 517 miles | 449 nm |  S |
| Fortaleza | Fri 4:08 AM | 1116 km | 693 miles | 603 nm |  ENE |
| Salvador | Fri 4:08 AM | 1123 km | 698 miles | 607 nm |  ESE |
| Recife | Fri 4:08 AM | 1401 km | 870 miles | 756 nm |  E |
| Manaus | Fri 3:08 AM | 1490 km | 926 miles | 805 nm |  WNW |
| Cayenne | Fri 4:08 AM | 1553 km | 965 miles | 839 nm | NNW |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Fri 5:08 AM | 1692 km | 1052 miles | 914 nm |  SSE |
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