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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 05:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 22° 30' North
Longitude: 93° 37' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.04 meters/second, 1490.5 km/hour, 926.2 miles/hour or 804.8 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 29.0"15.44 miwest0° 00' 00.9"0.02 minorth15.44 mi
1 hour14° 29' 06.9"925.87 miwest0° 00' 50.2"0.96 minorth925.82 mi
24 hours12° 26' 47.9"795.65 mieast0° 11' 49.6"13.56 misouth796.33 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
MeridaFri 11:48 PM447 km278 miles241 nmEast-southeast ESE
VeracruzFri 11:48 PM453 km281 miles244 nmSouthwest SW
MatamorosFri 11:48 PM543 km337 miles293 nmNorthwest NW
Tuxtla GutierrezFri 11:48 PM638 km396 miles344 nmSouth S
Mexico CityFri 11:48 PM667 km414 miles360 nmWest-southwest WSW
OaxacaFri 11:48 PM683 km425 miles369 nmSouth-southwest SSW
ChetumalFri 11:48 PM710 km441 miles383 nmSoutheast SE
CancúnFri 11:48 PM715 km445 miles386 nmEast E
Orange Walk TownFri 11:48 PM720 km447 miles389 nmSoutheast SE
San Luis PotosiFri 11:48 PM759 km472 miles410 nmWest W
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