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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: 76%
Previous phaseFull MoonWednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Next phaseThird QuarterThursday, May 6, 2010 at 4:15 AM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, May 3, 2010 at 09:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 23° 03' South
Longitude: 75° 53' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.55 meters/second, 1485.2 km/hour, 922.9 miles/hour or 801.9 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 29.5"15.38 miwest0° 00' 05.5"0.10 minorth15.38 mi
1 hour14° 29' 32.1"922.56 miwest0° 05' 32.5"6.36 minorth922.89 mi
24 hours11° 50' 09.0"753.56 mieast2° 40' 56.0"184.56 minorth782.80 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
La PazMon 5:10 AM1088 km676 miles588 nmNortheast NE
SucreMon 5:10 AM1190 km739 miles642 nmEast-northeast ENE
LimaMon 4:10 AM1223 km760 miles660 nmNorth N
SantiagoMon 5:10 AM1259 km782 miles680 nmSouth-southeast SSE
MendozaMon 6:10 AM1292 km803 miles698 nmSouth-southeast SSE
CórdobaMon 6:10 AM1484 km922 miles801 nmSoutheast SE
RosarioMon 6:10 AM1852 km1151 miles1000 nmSoutheast SE
AsuncionMon 5:10 AM1869 km1161 miles1009 nmEast-southeast ESE
Buenos AiresMon 6:10 AM2130 km1323 miles1150 nmSoutheast SE
MontevideoMon 6:10 AM2318 km1440 miles1252 nmSoutheast SE
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