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 Saturday, February 2, 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 06:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 23' | South |
| Longitude: | 28° 41' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.50 meters/second, 1575.0 km/hour, 978.7 miles/hour or 850.4 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' 28.8" | 16.31 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.31 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 53.8" | 978.50 mi | west | 0° 09' 48.4" | 11.24 mi | south | 978.25 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 45' 05.9" | 861.63 mi | east | 3° 35' 37.4" | 247.08 mi | south | 890.10 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 |
|---|
| Recife | Sat 3:40 AM | 828 km | 514 miles | 447 nm |  NW |
| Salvador | Sat 3:40 AM | 1066 km | 662 miles | 576 nm |  W |
| Fortaleza | Sat 3:40 AM | 1449 km | 900 miles | 782 nm | NW |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Sat 4:40 AM | 1931 km | 1200 miles | 1043 nm |  SW |
| Brasilia * | Sat 4:40 AM | 2106 km | 1309 miles | 1137 nm |  WSW |
| São Paulo * | Sat 4:40 AM | 2264 km | 1407 miles | 1223 nm | SW |
| Belém | Sat 3:40 AM | 2497 km | 1551 miles | 1348 nm |  WNW |
| Jamestown | Sat 6:40 AM | 2509 km | 1559 miles | 1355 nm |  ESE |
| Monrovia | Sat 6:40 AM | 2862 km | 1779 miles | 1545 nm |  NE |
| Freetown | Sat 6:40 AM | 2872 km | 1785 miles | 1551 nm | NE |
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