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 07:40:00 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: 74%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 07:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 23' | South |
| Longitude: | 55° 20' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.79 meters/second, 1597.7 km/hour, 992.7 miles/hour or 862.7 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' 14.9" | 992.64 mi | west | 0° 10' 57.0" | 12.54 mi | south | 992.49 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 09' 38.7" | 832.28 mi | east | 4° 10' 13.9" | 286.66 mi | south | 875.35 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 | Fri 4:40 AM | 662 km | 412 miles | 358 nm |  N |
| Manaus | Fri 3:40 AM | 780 km | 485 miles | 421 nm |  NW |
| Belém | Fri 4:40 AM | 1078 km | 670 miles | 582 nm |  NE |
| Brasilia * | Fri 5:40 AM | 1153 km | 716 miles | 623 nm |  SE |
| Cayenne | Fri 4:40 AM | 1509 km | 938 miles | 815 nm |  NNE |
| Paramaribo | Fri 4:40 AM | 1570 km | 976 miles | 848 nm | N |
| Sucre | Fri 3:40 AM | 1594 km | 990 miles | 861 nm |  SW |
| La Paz | Fri 3:40 AM | 1656 km | 1029 miles | 894 nm | SW |
| Georgetown | Fri 3:40 AM | 1709 km | 1062 miles | 923 nm | N |
| Asuncion * | Fri 4:40 AM | 1887 km | 1173 miles | 1019 nm |  S |
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