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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
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun
symbolizes the position of the sun.
Change time and date
| < 4 weeks | 4 weeks > | March equinox | |||
| < 1 day | 1 day > | June solstice | |||
| < 12 hours | 12 hours > | September equinox | |||
| < 6 hours | 6 hours > | December solstice | |||
| < 1 hour | 1 hour > | Now/Current time | |||
| < 10 minutes | 10 minutes > |
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Friday, November 25, 2011 at 06:10:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol:
. At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer. - The Moon's position is marked with this symbol:
. At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
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 phase | Third Quarter | Friday, November 18, 2011 at 3:09 PM |
| This phase | New Moon | Friday, November 25, 2011 at 6:10 AM |
| Next phase | First Quarter | Friday, 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:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 22.5" | 15.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.40 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 27.3" | 923.78 mi | west | 0° 03' 56.7" | 4.52 mi | south | 923.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 00' 39.3" | 964.67 mi | east | 0° 49' 15.4" | 56.49 mi | south | 963.54 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Garcia | Fri 12:10 PM | 2002 km | 1244 miles | 1081 nm | |
| Port Louis | Fri 10:10 AM | 2728 km | 1695 miles | 1473 nm | |
| Saint-Denis | Fri 10:10 AM | 2929 km | 1820 miles | 1582 nm | |
| Jakarta | Fri 1:10 PM | 3027 km | 1881 miles | 1634 nm | |
| Male | Fri 11:10 AM | 3073 km | 1910 miles | 1660 nm | |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Fri 11:40 AM | 3192 km | 1984 miles | 1724 nm | |
| Port-aux-Francais | Fri 11:10 AM | 3288 km | 2043 miles | 1775 nm | |
| Singapore | Fri 2:10 PM | 3359 km | 2087 miles | 1813 nm | |
| Perth | Fri 2:10 PM | 3375 km | 2097 miles | 1822 nm | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Fri 2:10 PM | 3377 km | 2099 miles | 1824 nm | |
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