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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.
The white dot Moon symbol symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun Sun symbol symbolizes the position of the sun.

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

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 100%
Previous phaseFull MoonSunday, January 27, 2013 at 4:39 AM
Next phaseThird QuarterSunday, February 3, 2013 at 1:57 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 16:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 12° 01' North
Longitude: 122° 09' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.55 meters/second, 1582.4 km/hour, 983.2 miles/hour or 854.4 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.7"16.39 miwest0° 00' 09.2"0.18 misouth16.39 mi
1 hour14° 31' 49.9"983.15 miwest0° 09' 14.1"10.58 misouth983.49 mi
24 hours11° 12' 34.8"758.49 mieast3° 56' 54.1"271.38 misouth810.23 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Iloilo CityMon 12:20 AM153 km95 miles83 nmSouth-southeast SSE
BacolodMon 12:20 AM175 km109 miles94 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Cebu CityMon 12:20 AM271 km168 miles146 nmSoutheast SE
MakatiMon 12:20 AM306 km190 miles165 nmNorth-northwest NNW
ManilaMon 12:20 AM313 km195 miles169 nmNorth-northwest NNW
QuezonMon 12:20 AM320 km199 miles173 nmNorth-northwest NNW
OlongapoMon 12:20 AM371 km231 miles201 nmNorth-northwest NNW
AngelesMon 12:20 AM384 km239 miles207 nmNorth-northwest NNW
MabalacatMon 12:20 AM392 km243 miles212 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Tarlac CityMon 12:20 AM419 km260 miles226 nmNorth-northwest NNW
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