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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: 97%
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 Monday, December 12, 2011 at 05:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 21° 00' North
Longitude: 63° 50' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.19 meters/second, 1505.5 km/hour, 935.5 miles/hour or 812.9 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 28.8"15.59 miwest0° 00' 04.6"0.09 misouth15.59 mi
1 hour14° 28' 49.6"935.20 miwest0° 04' 41.5"5.38 misouth935.46 mi
24 hours12° 22' 58.6"799.81 mieast2° 22' 53.0"163.82 misouth822.41 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Road TownMon 1:28 AM297 km185 miles160 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Charlotte AmalieMon 1:28 AM316 km196 miles170 nmSouth-southwest SSW
The ValleyMon 1:28 AM319 km198 miles172 nmSouth-southeast SSE
MarigotMon 1:28 AM335 km208 miles181 nmSouth-southeast SSE
GustaviaMon 1:28 AM360 km224 miles194 nmSouth-southeast SSE
San JuanMon 1:28 AM369 km229 miles199 nmSouthwest SW
ChristianstedMon 1:28 AM372 km231 miles201 nmSouth-southwest SSW
CaguasMon 1:28 AM384 km238 miles207 nmSouthwest SW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)Mon 1:28 AM427 km265 miles231 nmSouth-southeast SSE
PonceMon 1:28 AM441 km274 miles238 nmSouthwest SW
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