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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 phaseFull MoonSaturday, December 10, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Next phaseThird QuarterSunday, December 18, 2011 at 12:48 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 06:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 22° 17' North
Longitude: 85° 31' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.46 meters/second, 1492.1 km/hour, 927.1 miles/hour or 805.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 28.6"15.45 miwest0° 00' 01.8"0.04 misouth15.45 mi
1 hour14° 28' 43.2"926.82 miwest0° 01' 59.3"2.28 misouth926.94 mi
24 hours12° 30' 19.4"800.59 mieast1° 19' 52.6"91.60 misouth809.51 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
CancúnSun 12:06 AM186 km116 miles100 nmSouthwest SW
Playa del CarmenSun 12:06 AM245 km152 miles132 nmSouthwest SW
CozumelSun 12:06 AM247 km154 miles134 nmSouthwest SW
HavanaSun 1:06 AM335 km208 miles181 nmEast-northeast ENE
MeridaSun 12:06 AM449 km279 miles243 nmWest-southwest WSW
Key WestSun 1:06 AM457 km284 miles247 nmNortheast NE
ChetumalSun 12:06 AM511 km317 miles276 nmSouthwest SW
George Town (Cayman)Sun 1:06 AM540 km336 miles292 nmSoutheast SE
Orange Walk TownSun 12:06 AM564 km351 miles305 nmSouthwest SW
NaplesSun 1:06 AM570 km354 miles308 nmNortheast NE
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