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 Friday, March 1, 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: 87%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, March 1, 2013 at 06:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 14' | South |
| Longitude: | 58° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.26 meters/second, 1581.3 km/hour, 982.6 miles/hour or 853.9 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" | 16.38 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.38 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 45.8" | 982.47 mi | west | 0° 10' 12.3" | 11.69 mi | south | 982.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 45' 07.5" | 865.28 mi | east | 3° 45' 58.4" | 258.92 mi | south | 897.18 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 |
|---|
| Porto Velho | Fri 2:40 AM | 666 km | 414 miles | 359 nm |  WNW |
| Manaus | Fri 2:40 AM | 916 km | 569 miles | 495 nm |  NNW |
| Sucre | Fri 2:40 AM | 1137 km | 707 miles | 614 nm |  SW |
| La Paz | Fri 2:40 AM | 1205 km | 749 miles | 651 nm |  WSW |
| Brasilia | Fri 3:40 AM | 1242 km | 772 miles | 671 nm |  ESE |
| Belém | Fri 3:40 AM | 1537 km | 955 miles | 830 nm |  NE |
| Asuncion * | Fri 3:40 AM | 1557 km | 968 miles | 841 nm |  S |
| São Paulo | Fri 3:40 AM | 1847 km | 1148 miles | 997 nm |  SE |
| Cayenne | Fri 3:40 AM | 1909 km | 1186 miles | 1031 nm |  NNE |
| Paramaribo | Fri 3:40 AM | 1919 km | 1192 miles | 1036 nm |  N |
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