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Moon Light World Map

The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

UTC time = Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 19:14:00. Albany local time = Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 3:14:00 pm.

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= The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

= The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 39%

Previous phase	New Moon	Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 6:13 am
Next phase	First Quarter	Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 7:32 pm

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 19:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 32' South, Longitude: 33° 37' West

The ground speed is currently 423.69 meters/second, 1525.3 kilometres/hour, 947.8 miles/hour or 823.6 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon 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' 26.6"	15.80 mi	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	South	15.80 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 43.9"	947.49 mi	West	0° 00' 01.6"	0.03 mi	North	947.49 mi
24 hours	13° 25' 25.2"	880.50 mi	East	0° 31' 57.5"	36.63 mi	North	882.62 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
Salvador	Tue 4:14 pm	805 km	500 miles	435 nm	NW
Rio de Janeiro	Tue 4:14 pm	1111 km	691 miles	600 nm	WSW
Recife	Tue 4:14 pm	1166 km	725 miles	630 nm	N
São Paulo	Tue 4:14 pm	1463 km	909 miles	790 nm	WSW
Brasilia	Tue 4:14 pm	1548 km	962 miles	836 nm	W
Fortaleza	Tue 4:14 pm	1722 km	1070 miles	930 nm	NNW
Belém	Tue 4:14 pm	2490 km	1547 miles	1344 nm	NW
Asuncion	Tue 3:14 pm	2589 km	1608 miles	1398 nm	WSW
Montevideo	Tue 4:14 pm	2875 km	1787 miles	1553 nm	SW
Jamestown	Tue 7:14 pm	2977 km	1850 miles	1608 nm	E