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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: 98%
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 Friday, December 9, 2011 at 02:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 21° 23' North
Longitude: 52° 09' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.79 meters/second, 1504.0 km/hour, 934.6 miles/hour or 812.1 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.2"15.58 miwest0° 00' 03.8"0.07 minorth15.58 mi
1 hour14° 30' 08.9"934.27 miwest0° 03' 49.8"4.39 minorth934.07 mi
24 hours12° 07' 50.3"781.55 mieast1° 02' 53.6"72.13 minorth782.05 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Saint John's (Antigua)Thu 10:06 PM1123 km698 miles607 nmWest-southwest WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)Thu 10:06 PM1173 km729 miles633 nmWest-southwest WSW
RoseauThu 10:06 PM1185 km736 miles640 nmWest-southwest WSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)Thu 10:06 PM1198 km745 miles647 nmWest-southwest WSW
Fort-de-FranceThu 10:06 PM1206 km749 miles651 nmSouthwest SW
BridgetownThu 10:06 PM1212 km753 miles654 nmSouthwest SW
CastriesThu 10:06 PM1241 km771 miles670 nmSouthwest SW
KingstownThu 10:06 PM1326 km824 miles716 nmSouthwest SW
Saint George'sThu 10:06 PM1450 km901 miles783 nmSouthwest SW
San JuanThu 10:06 PM1497 km930 miles808 nmWest W
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