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 08:44:00 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 08:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 15' | South |
| Longitude: | 45° 48' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.17 meters/second, 1545.0 km/hour, 960.0 miles/hour or 834.2 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' 27.0" | 16.00 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.7" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.00 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 06.4" | 959.82 mi | west | 0° 07' 46.9" | 8.92 mi | south | 959.54 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 28' 29.3" | 894.96 mi | east | 2° 38' 43.8" | 181.95 mi | south | 907.05 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 6:44 AM | 214 km | 133 miles | 116 nm |  ESE |
| Brasilia * | Sun 6:44 AM | 228 km | 142 miles | 123 nm |  WNW |
| Goiânia * | Sun 6:44 AM | 377 km | 234 miles | 203 nm |  W |
| Belo Horizonte * | Sun 6:44 AM | 437 km | 271 miles | 236 nm |  SSE |
| Pirassununga * | Sun 6:44 AM | 659 km | 409 miles | 356 nm |  SSW |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Sun 6:44 AM | 793 km | 493 miles | 428 nm | SSE |
| São Paulo * | Sun 6:44 AM | 815 km | 506 miles | 440 nm |  S |
| Salvador | Sun 5:44 AM | 868 km | 540 miles | 469 nm |  ENE |
| Recife | Sun 5:44 AM | 1491 km | 926 miles | 805 nm |  NE |
| Asuncion * | Sun 5:44 AM | 1585 km | 985 miles | 856 nm |  SW |
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