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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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%
Previous phaseThird QuarterFriday, November 18, 2011 at 3:09 PM
This phaseNew MoonFriday, November 25, 2011 at 6:10 AM
Next phaseFirst QuarterFriday, December 2, 2011 at 9:52 AM

Position of the Moon

On Friday, November 25, 2011 at 06:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 21° 44' South
Longitude: 83° 42' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.10 meters/second, 1487.1 km/hour, 924.1 miles/hour or 803.0 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 22.5"15.40 miwest0° 00' 04.0"0.08 misouth15.40 mi
1 hour14° 22' 27.3"923.78 miwest0° 03' 56.7"4.52 misouth923.58 mi
24 hours15° 00' 39.3"964.67 mieast0° 49' 15.4"56.49 misouth963.54 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Diego GarciaFri 12:10 PM2002 km1244 miles1081 nmNorthwest NW
Port LouisFri 10:10 AM2728 km1695 miles1473 nmWest W
Saint-DenisFri 10:10 AM2929 km1820 miles1582 nmWest W
JakartaFri 1:10 PM3027 km1881 miles1634 nmEast-northeast ENE
MaleFri 11:10 AM3073 km1910 miles1660 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Sri Jayawardenapura KotteFri 11:40 AM3192 km1984 miles1724 nmNorth N
Port-aux-FrancaisFri 11:10 AM3288 km2043 miles1775 nmSouth-southwest SSW
SingaporeFri 2:10 PM3359 km2087 miles1813 nmNortheast NE
PerthFri 2:10 PM3375 km2097 miles1822 nmEast-southeast ESE
Kuala LumpurFri 2:10 PM3377 km2099 miles1824 nmNortheast NE
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