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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: 100%
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 Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 02:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 22° 26' North
Longitude: 42° 55' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.28 meters/second, 1491.4 km/hour, 926.7 miles/hour or 805.3 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 29.1"15.45 miwest0° 00' 01.2"0.02 minorth15.45 mi
1 hour14° 29' 12.9"926.40 miwest0° 01' 14.0"1.41 minorth926.33 mi
24 hours12° 25' 14.7"794.36 mieast0° 02' 05.5"2.40 misouth794.46 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
BridgetownFri 10:18 PM2047 km1272 miles1106 nmWest-southwest WSW
Saint John's (Antigua)Fri 10:18 PM2068 km1285 miles1116 nmWest-southwest WSW
RoseauFri 10:18 PM2098 km1303 miles1133 nmWest-southwest WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)Fri 10:18 PM2101 km1305 miles1134 nmWest-southwest WSW
Fort-de-FranceFri 10:18 PM2101 km1306 miles1135 nmWest-southwest WSW
CastriesFri 10:18 PM2123 km1319 miles1146 nmWest-southwest WSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)Fri 10:18 PM2148 km1335 miles1160 nmWest-southwest WSW
CayenneFri 11:18 PM2185 km1358 miles1180 nmSouth-southwest SSW
KingstownFri 10:18 PM2193 km1363 miles1184 nmWest-southwest WSW
PraiaSat 1:18 AM2206 km1371 miles1191 nmEast-southeast ESE
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