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 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 07:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 33' | South |
| Longitude: | 43° 10' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.19 meters/second, 1573.9 km/hour, 978.0 miles/hour or 849.8 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" | 16.30 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.30 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 49.9" | 977.81 mi | west | 0° 09' 44.6" | 11.17 mi | south | 977.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 46' 44.6" | 862.94 mi | east | 3° 33' 47.3" | 244.98 mi | south | 890.75 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 |
|---|
| Barreiras | Sat 4:40 AM | 200 km | 125 miles | 108 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Sat 4:40 AM | 511 km | 317 miles | 276 nm |  E |
| Brasilia * | Sat 5:40 AM | 623 km | 387 miles | 336 nm |  SW |
| Recife | Sat 4:40 AM | 1032 km | 641 miles | 557 nm |  ENE |
| Fortaleza | Sat 4:40 AM | 1096 km | 681 miles | 592 nm |  NNE |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Sat 5:40 AM | 1153 km | 717 miles | 623 nm |  S |
| São Paulo * | Sat 5:40 AM | 1273 km | 791 miles | 688 nm |  SSW |
| Belém | Sat 4:40 AM | 1360 km | 845 miles | 734 nm |  NNW |
| Asuncion * | Sat 4:40 AM | 2073 km | 1288 miles | 1119 nm | SW |
| Manaus | Sat 3:40 AM | 2130 km | 1323 miles | 1150 nm | WNW |
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