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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
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun
symbolizes the position of the sun.
Change time and date
| < 4 weeks | 4 weeks > | March equinox | |||
| < 1 day | 1 day > | June solstice | |||
| < 12 hours | 12 hours > | September equinox | |||
| < 6 hours | 6 hours > | December solstice | |||
| < 1 hour | 1 hour > | Now/Current time | |||
| < 10 minutes | 10 minutes > |
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 19:20:00 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
The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth
Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%| Previous phase | Third Quarter | Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 1:57 PM |
| Next phase | New Moon | Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 7:20 AM |
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 19:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 11° 43' | South |
| Longitude: | 114° 48' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.83 meters/second, 1576.2 km/hour, 979.4 miles/hour or 851.1 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' 27.3" | 16.32 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.32 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 27.6" | 979.33 mi | west | 0° 10' 37.4" | 12.17 mi | north | 979.71 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 42' 52.4" | 861.27 mi | east | 4° 29' 12.9" | 308.40 mi | north | 920.54 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island * | Sat 2:20 PM | 1795 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm | |
| Adamstown | Sat 11:20 AM | 2187 km | 1359 miles | 1181 nm | |
| Galapagos Islands | Sat 1:20 PM | 3029 km | 1882 miles | 1636 nm | |
| Papeete | Sat 9:20 AM | 3796 km | 2359 miles | 2050 nm | |
| Mexico City | Sat 1:20 PM | 3848 km | 2391 miles | 2078 nm | |
| Guatemala | Sat 1:20 PM | 3954 km | 2457 miles | 2135 nm | |
| San Salvador | Sat 1:20 PM | 3985 km | 2476 miles | 2152 nm | |
| Lima | Sat 2:20 PM | 4110 km | 2554 miles | 2219 nm | |
| Managua | Sat 1:20 PM | 4112 km | 2555 miles | 2220 nm | |
| San Jose | Sat 1:20 PM | 4156 km | 2583 miles | 2244 nm | |
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