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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: 100%
Previous phaseFull MoonThursday, November 10, 2011 at 8:16 PM
Next phaseThird QuarterFriday, November 18, 2011 at 3:09 PM

Position of the Moon

On Friday, November 11, 2011 at 07:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 20° 30' North
Longitude: 116° 26' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.56 meters/second, 1514.0 km/hour, 940.8 miles/hour or 817.5 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.8"15.68 miwest0° 00' 05.0"0.10 minorth15.68 mi
1 hour14° 30' 51.2"940.48 miwest0° 04' 57.9"5.69 minorth940.24 mi
24 hours11° 51' 08.6"768.09 mieast1° 31' 58.2"105.47 minorth771.40 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
MazatlanFri 12:48 AM1077 km669 miles582 nmEast-northeast ENE
HermosilloFri 12:48 AM1097 km682 miles592 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Puerto VallartaFri 1:48 AM1167 km725 miles630 nmEast E
TijuanaThu 11:48 PM1334 km829 miles720 nmNorth N
MexicaliThu 11:48 PM1348 km838 miles728 nmNorth N
San DiegoThu 11:48 PM1355 km842 miles731 nmNorth N
GuadalajaraFri 1:48 AM1364 km847 miles736 nmEast E
ChihuahuaFri 12:48 AM1381 km858 miles745 nmNortheast NE
TucsonFri 12:48 AM1407 km874 miles760 nmNorth-northeast NNE
AguascalientesFri 1:48 AM1475 km916 miles796 nmEast E
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