Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
UTC time = Friday, April 5, 2024 at 00:00:00.
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= The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.
= The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 20%
Previous phase | Third Quarter | Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 3:14 am |
Next phase | New Moon | Monday, April 8, 2024 at 6:20 pm |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 00:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 46' South, Longitude: 133° 08' East
The ground speed is currently 425.80 meters/second, 1532.9 kilometres/hour, 952.5 miles/hour or 827.7 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 27.2" | 15.87 mi | West | 0° 00' 14.0" | 0.27 mi | North | 15.87 mi |
1 hour | 14° 27' 13.7" | 952.14 mi | West | 0° 14' 08.3" | 16.21 mi | North | 952.90 mi |
24 hours | 12° 51' 51.8" | 847.48 mi | East | 6° 08' 33.6" | 422.32 mi | North | 958.36 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 | ||
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Tennant Creek | Fri 9:30 am | 236 km | 146 miles | 127 nm | ![]() |
Darwin | Fri 9:30 am | 637 km | 396 miles | 344 nm | ![]() |
Alice Springs | Fri 9:30 am | 661 km | 411 miles | 357 nm | ![]() |
Dili | Fri 9:00 am | 1307 km | 812 miles | 706 nm | ![]() |
Cairns | Fri 10:00 am | 1346 km | 837 miles | 727 nm | ![]() |
Eucla | Fri 8:45 am | 1599 km | 993 miles | 863 nm | ![]() |
Port Moresby | Fri 10:00 am | 1776 km | 1103 miles | 959 nm | ![]() |
Manokwari | Fri 9:00 am | 1873 km | 1164 miles | 1011 nm | ![]() |
Jayapura | Fri 9:00 am | 1877 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm | ![]() |
Adelaide * | Fri 10:30 am | 1977 km | 1228 miles | 1067 nm | ![]() |
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