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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 phaseFirst QuarterFriday, December 2, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Next phaseFull MoonSaturday, December 10, 2011 at 2:36 PM

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 04:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 19° 35' North
Longitude: 95° 48' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.21 meters/second, 1523.5 km/hour, 946.7 miles/hour or 822.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.3"15.78 miwest0° 00' 05.9"0.11 minorth15.78 mi
1 hour14° 31' 14.1"946.41 miwest0° 05' 53.3"6.75 minorth946.15 mi
24 hours11° 44' 19.5"765.18 mieast1° 55' 49.5"132.81 minorth771.96 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
VeracruzWed 10:18 PM60 km37 miles32 nmSouthwest SW
OaxacaWed 10:18 PM296 km184 miles160 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Mexico CityWed 10:18 PM351 km218 miles190 nmWest W
Tuxtla GutierrezWed 10:18 PM423 km263 miles228 nmSoutheast SE
AcapulcoWed 10:18 PM532 km331 miles288 nmSouthwest SW
San Luis PotosiWed 10:18 PM609 km379 miles329 nmWest-northwest WNW
LeonWed 10:18 PM641 km398 miles346 nmWest-northwest WNW
MeridaWed 10:18 PM663 km412 miles358 nmEast-northeast ENE
AguascalientesWed 10:18 PM723 km449 miles390 nmWest-northwest WNW
Orange Walk TownWed 10:18 PM780 km485 miles421 nmEast E
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