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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: 69%
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 Friday, December 16, 2011 at 07:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 5° 52' North
Longitude: 49° 36' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.52 meters/second, 1607.5 km/hour, 998.8 miles/hour or 868.0 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.8"16.65 miwest0° 00' 12.5"0.24 misouth16.65 mi
1 hour14° 30' 52.1"998.78 miwest0° 12' 35.6"14.43 misouth999.07 mi
24 hours11° 40' 36.1"803.52 mieast5° 10' 28.6"355.58 misouth881.08 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
CayenneFri 4:48 AM320 km199 miles173 nmWest-southwest WSW
Saint-Laurent-du-MaroniFri 4:48 AM493 km306 miles266 nmWest W
ParamariboFri 4:48 AM617 km383 miles333 nmWest W
Nieuw NickerieFri 4:48 AM819 km509 miles442 nmWest W
BelémFri 4:48 AM819 km509 miles442 nmSouth S
New AmsterdamFri 3:48 AM878 km546 miles474 nmWest W
GeorgetownFri 3:48 AM953 km592 miles515 nmWest W
LindenFri 3:48 AM961 km597 miles519 nmWest W
BridgetownFri 3:48 AM1359 km845 miles734 nmNorthwest NW
Port of SpainFri 3:48 AM1415 km879 miles764 nmWest-northwest WNW
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