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 Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 08:34:00 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: 53%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 08:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 14' | South |
| Longitude: | 43° 24' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.23 meters/second, 1545.2 km/hour, 960.2 miles/hour or 834.4 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' 27.2" | 16.00 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.7" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.00 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 07.1" | 959.94 mi | west | 0° 07' 47.8" | 8.94 mi | south | 959.66 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 28' 13.0" | 894.76 mi | east | 2° 39' 09.2" | 182.43 mi | south | 906.94 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 |
|---|
| Montes Claros * | Sun 6:34 AM | 76 km | 47 miles | 41 nm |  SW |
| Belo Horizonte * | Sun 6:34 AM | 393 km | 244 miles | 212 nm |  S |
| Brasilia * | Sun 6:34 AM | 482 km | 300 miles | 261 nm |  W |
| Vitória * | Sun 6:34 AM | 555 km | 345 miles | 300 nm |  SE |
| Goiânia * | Sun 6:34 AM | 633 km | 393 miles | 342 nm | W |
| Salvador | Sun 5:34 AM | 641 km | 398 miles | 346 nm |  NE |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Sun 6:34 AM | 746 km | 464 miles | 403 nm | S |
| São Paulo * | Sun 6:34 AM | 880 km | 547 miles | 475 nm |  SSW |
| Recife | Sun 5:34 AM | 1291 km | 802 miles | 697 nm | NE |
| Fortaleza | Sun 5:34 AM | 1477 km | 918 miles | 798 nm |  NNE |
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