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 10, 2013 at 14:34:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%

Previous phase	New Moon	Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 7:20 AM
Next phase	First Quarter	Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 8:31 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 14:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 09'	South
Longitude:	33° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.24 meters/second, 1595.7 km/hour, 991.5 miles/hour or 861.6 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' 28.6"	16.52 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.53 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 42.6"	991.46 mi	west	0° 11' 34.0"	13.25 mi	north	991.78 mi
24 hours	12° 15' 00.8"	838.89 mi	east	4° 44' 26.4"	325.78 mi	north	903.64 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	Sun 11:34 AM	202 km	125 miles	109 nm	W
João Pessoa	Sun 11:34 AM	233 km	145 miles	126 nm	WNW
Maceió	Sun 11:34 AM	339 km	211 miles	183 nm	WSW
Natal	Sun 11:34 AM	358 km	222 miles	193 nm	NW
Fernando de Noronha	Sun 12:34 PM	475 km	295 miles	257 nm	N
Fortaleza	Sun 11:34 AM	782 km	486 miles	422 nm	NW
Salvador	Sun 11:34 AM	798 km	496 miles	431 nm	SW
Brasilia *	Sun 12:34 PM	1822 km	1132 miles	984 nm	WSW
Belém	Sun 11:34 AM	1864 km	1158 miles	1006 nm	WNW
Rio de Janeiro *	Sun 12:34 PM	1965 km	1221 miles	1061 nm	SSW