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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: 93%
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 14:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 22° 31' North
Longitude: 175° 50' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.03 meters/second, 1490.5 km/hour, 926.2 miles/hour or 804.8 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' 00.8"0.01 misouth15.44 mi
1 hour14° 29' 12.1"925.85 miwest0° 00' 49.5"0.95 misouth925.89 mi
24 hours347° 39' 25.2"788.92 miwest0° 51' 27.3"59.01 misouth793.53 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
MidwaySun 3:08 AM930 km578 miles502 nmNortheast NE
Wake IslandMon 2:08 AM1021 km634 miles551 nmWest-southwest WSW
MajuroMon 2:08 AM1771 km1101 miles956 nmSouth-southwest SSW
TarawaMon 2:08 AM2354 km1463 miles1271 nmSouth S
PalikirMon 1:08 AM2563 km1593 miles1384 nmSouthwest SW
Baker IslandSun 2:08 AM2606 km1619 miles1407 nmSouth-southeast SSE
HonoluluSun 4:08 AM2718 km1689 miles1468 nmEast E
YarenMon 2:08 AM2727 km1695 miles1472 nmSouth-southwest SSW
AdakSun 4:08 AM3321 km2064 miles1793 nmNorth N
Guam (Hagåtña)Mon 12:08 AM3433 km2133 miles1854 nmWest-southwest WSW
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