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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: 99%
Previous phaseFirst QuarterSunday, February 17, 2013 at 8:31 PM
Next phaseFull MoonMonday, February 25, 2013 at 8:26 PM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, February 25, 2013 at 03:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 7° 23' North
Longitude: 64° 40' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.56 meters/second, 1604.0 km/hour, 996.7 miles/hour or 866.1 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.6"16.61 miwest0° 00' 10.6"0.20 misouth16.61 mi
1 hour14° 31' 39.1"996.64 miwest0° 10' 40.4"12.22 misouth996.92 mi
24 hours11° 22' 04.9"779.90 mieast4° 26' 22.1"305.07 misouth840.35 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Ciudad GuayanaSun 11:22 PM246 km153 miles133 nmEast-northeast ENE
CaracasSun 11:22 PM424 km263 miles229 nmNorthwest NW
MaracaySun 11:22 PM450 km279 miles243 nmNorthwest NW
San FernandoSun 11:52 PM476 km296 miles257 nmNortheast NE
ValenciaSun 11:22 PM483 km300 miles261 nmNorthwest NW
ChaguanasSun 11:52 PM498 km310 miles269 nmNortheast NE
Port of SpainSun 11:52 PM501 km311 miles271 nmNortheast NE
BarquisimetoSun 11:22 PM590 km367 miles319 nmWest-northwest WNW
ScarboroughSun 11:52 PM603 km374 miles325 nmNortheast NE
Saint George'sSun 11:52 PM610 km379 miles329 nmNorth-northeast NNE
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