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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: 40%
Previous phaseThird QuarterFriday, November 18, 2011 at 3:09 PM
Next phaseNew MoonFriday, November 25, 2011 at 6:10 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 3° 21' North
Longitude: 106° 57' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.77 meters/second, 1612.0 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.4 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.2"16.69 miwest0° 00' 13.2"0.25 misouth16.70 mi
1 hour14° 30' 12.6"1001.58 miwest0° 13' 14.0"15.16 misouth1001.80 mi
24 hours12° 03' 03.1"832.21 mieast5° 23' 54.0"370.94 misouth912.10 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
AcapulcoSat 7:48 AM1679 km1043 miles906 nmNorth-northeast NNE
GuadalajaraSat 7:48 AM1955 km1215 miles1056 nmNorth N
Mexico CitySat 7:48 AM1971 km1225 miles1064 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Galapagos IslandsSat 7:48 AM1987 km1234 miles1073 nmEast-southeast ESE
AguascalientesSat 7:48 AM2108 km1310 miles1138 nmNorth-northeast NNE
VeracruzSat 7:48 AM2108 km1310 miles1138 nmNorth-northeast NNE
GuatemalaSat 7:48 AM2190 km1361 miles1183 nmNortheast NE
MazatlanSat 6:48 AM2199 km1367 miles1188 nmNorth N
San SalvadorSat 7:48 AM2262 km1406 miles1222 nmEast-northeast ENE
TegucigalpaSat 7:48 AM2470 km1535 miles1334 nmEast-northeast ENE
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