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 Monday, February 11, 2013 at 15:34:00 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

Fraction of moon illuminated: 2%

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 Monday, February 11, 2013 at 15:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 12'	South
Longitude:	35° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.75 meters/second, 1611.9 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.4 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' 30.0"	16.69 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	north	16.69 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 05.3"	1001.58 mi	west	0° 12' 01.9"	13.78 mi	north	1001.77 mi
24 hours	11° 45' 59.6"	812.69 mi	east	4° 47' 05.6"	328.79 mi	north	877.56 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
Natal	Mon 12:34 PM	283 km	176 miles	153 nm	S
Fernando de Noronha	Mon 1:34 PM	330 km	205 miles	178 nm	ESE
Fortaleza	Mon 12:34 PM	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	W
Recife	Mon 12:34 PM	543 km	337 miles	293 nm	S
Salvador	Mon 12:34 PM	1135 km	705 miles	613 nm	SSW
Belém	Mon 12:34 PM	1479 km	919 miles	798 nm	W
Brasilia *	Mon 1:34 PM	1959 km	1217 miles	1058 nm	SW
Cayenne	Mon 12:34 PM	2097 km	1303 miles	1132 nm	WNW
Rio de Janeiro *	Mon 1:34 PM	2346 km	1458 miles	1267 nm	SSW
Praia	Mon 2:34 PM	2389 km	1484 miles	1290 nm	NNE