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.
View Day and Night Map
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 06:30:00 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: 74%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 06:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 38° 24' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.06 meters/second, 1598.6 km/hour, 993.3 miles/hour or 863.2 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' 30.2" | 16.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 18.5" | 993.25 mi | west | 0° 10' 59.6" | 12.59 mi | south | 993.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 08' 00.5" | 830.86 mi | east | 4° 11' 36.2" | 288.23 mi | south | 874.62 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 |
|---|
| Juàzeiro do Norte | Fri 3:30 AM | 148 km | 92 miles | 80 nm |  NW |
| Garanhuns | Fri 3:30 AM | 228 km | 142 miles | 123 nm |  ESE |
| Maceió | Fri 3:30 AM | 338 km | 210 miles | 182 nm | ESE |
| Recife | Fri 3:30 AM | 388 km | 241 miles | 210 nm |  E |
| Natal | Fri 3:30 AM | 438 km | 272 miles | 237 nm |  NE |
| Fortaleza | Fri 3:30 AM | 488 km | 303 miles | 264 nm |  N |
| Salvador | Fri 3:30 AM | 531 km | 330 miles | 287 nm |  S |
| Fernando de Noronha | Fri 4:30 AM | 813 km | 505 miles | 439 nm | NE |
| Brasilia * | Fri 4:30 AM | 1333 km | 828 miles | 720 nm |  SW |
| Belém | Fri 3:30 AM | 1341 km | 833 miles | 724 nm |  WNW |
Advertising
Astronomy calculators
More information
Related time zone tools
