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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: 88%
Previous phaseFirst QuarterTuesday, March 19, 2013 at 5:27 PM
Next phaseFull MoonWednesday, March 27, 2013 at 9:28 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 03:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 8° 50' North
Longitude: 95° 54' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.00 meters/second, 1598.4 km/hour, 993.2 miles/hour or 863.1 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.7"16.55 miwest0° 00' 10.0"0.19 misouth16.55 mi
1 hour14° 31' 43.1"993.14 miwest0° 10' 06.9"11.59 misouth993.43 mi
24 hours11° 21' 44.3"776.72 mieast4° 15' 42.8"292.89 misouth833.61 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
EscuintlaSat 9:52 PM823 km511 miles444 nmNortheast NE
GuatemalaSat 9:52 PM866 km538 miles468 nmNortheast NE
Santa AnaSat 9:52 PM897 km557 miles484 nmNortheast NE
San SalvadorSat 9:52 PM908 km564 miles490 nmNortheast NE
OaxacaSat 9:52 PM916 km569 miles495 nmNorth N
Tuxtla GutierrezSat 9:52 PM927 km576 miles501 nmNorth-northeast NNE
San MiguelSat 9:52 PM987 km613 miles533 nmEast-northeast ENE
AcapulcoSat 9:52 PM990 km615 miles535 nmNorth-northwest NNW
TegucigalpaSat 9:52 PM1109 km689 miles599 nmEast-northeast ENE
ManaguaSat 9:52 PM1117 km694 miles603 nmEast-northeast ENE
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