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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 09:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 20° 40' North
Longitude: 145° 28' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.07 meters/second, 1512.2 km/hour, 939.7 miles/hour or 816.5 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.7"15.66 miwest0° 00' 04.7"0.09 minorth15.66 mi
1 hour14° 30' 45.8"939.37 miwest0° 04' 46.5"5.48 minorth939.14 mi
24 hours11° 53' 03.2"769.32 mieast1° 27' 07.7"99.91 minorth772.06 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
HonoluluThu 11:48 PM1291 km802 miles697 nmWest W
KiritimatiFri 11:48 PM2448 km1521 miles1322 nmSouth-southwest SSW
San FranciscoFri 1:48 AM2918 km1813 miles1576 nmNortheast NE
Los AngelesFri 1:48 AM3058 km1900 miles1651 nmNortheast NE
MidwayThu 10:48 PM3331 km2070 miles1799 nmWest-northwest WNW
Las VegasFri 1:48 AM3406 km2117 miles1839 nmNortheast NE
PhoenixFri 2:48 AM3581 km2225 miles1934 nmEast-northeast ENE
HermosilloFri 2:48 AM3594 km2233 miles1940 nmEast-northeast ENE
SeattleFri 1:48 AM3641 km2263 miles1966 nmNorth-northeast NNE
VancouverFri 1:48 AM3742 km2325 miles2021 nmNorth-northeast NNE
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