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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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%
Previous phaseNew MoonThursday, March 22, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Next phaseFirst QuarterFriday, March 30, 2012 at 7:41 PM

Position of the Moon

On Friday, March 23, 2012 at 04:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 7° 36' North
Longitude: 121° 59' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.49 meters/second, 1607.4 km/hour, 998.8 miles/hour or 867.9 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 33.8"16.65 miwest0° 00' 10.6"0.20 minorth16.65 mi
1 hour14° 33' 55.1"998.71 miwest0° 10' 38.3"12.19 minorth998.57 mi
24 hours10° 30' 04.6"720.06 mieast4° 03' 42.8"279.18 minorth768.56 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Isabela CityFri 12:14 PM100 km62 miles54 nmSouth S
Marawi CityFri 12:14 PM258 km160 miles139 nmEast E
Cagayan de OroFri 12:14 PM310 km192 miles167 nmEast-northeast ENE
Iloilo CityFri 12:14 PM348 km216 miles188 nmNorth N
BacolodFri 12:14 PM354 km220 miles191 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Cebu CityFri 12:14 PM363 km226 miles196 nmNortheast NE
DavaoFri 12:14 PM405 km251 miles219 nmEast E
Kota KinabaluFri 12:14 PM678 km421 miles366 nmWest-southwest WSW
ManadoFri 12:14 PM747 km464 miles403 nmSouth-southeast SSE
MakatiFri 12:14 PM776 km482 miles419 nmNorth N
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