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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: 94%
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 Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 12:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 22° 32' North
Longitude: 164° 22' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.99 meters/second, 1490.4 km/hour, 926.1 miles/hour or 804.7 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 29.1"15.44 miwest0° 00' 00.6"0.01 misouth15.44 mi
1 hour14° 29' 13.1"925.76 miwest0° 00' 40.1"0.77 misouth925.80 mi
24 hours12° 20' 28.6"788.73 mieast0° 47' 42.3"54.71 misouth792.85 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
HonoluluSun 2:46 AM686 km426 miles370 nmEast E
MidwaySun 1:46 AM1452 km902 miles784 nmWest-northwest WNW
KiritimatiMon 2:46 AM2409 km1497 miles1301 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Baker IslandSun 12:46 AM2798 km1739 miles1511 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Wake IslandMon 12:46 AM3032 km1884 miles1637 nmWest W
MajuroMon 12:46 AM3123 km1941 miles1687 nmWest-southwest WSW
TarawaMon 12:46 AM3384 km2103 miles1827 nmSouthwest SW
AdakSun 2:46 AM3423 km2127 miles1848 nmNorth-northwest NNW
UnalaskaSun 3:46 AM3483 km2164 miles1880 nmNorth N
FakaofoSun 1:46 AM3607 km2241 miles1948 nmSouth-southwest SSW
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