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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
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun
symbolizes the position of the sun.
Change time and date
| < 4 weeks | 4 weeks > | March equinox | |||
| < 1 day | 1 day > | June solstice | |||
| < 12 hours | 12 hours > | September equinox | |||
| < 6 hours | 6 hours > | December solstice | |||
| < 1 hour | 1 hour > | Now/Current time | |||
| < 10 minutes | 10 minutes > |
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 04:14:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol:
. At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer. - The Moon's position is marked with this symbol:
. At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
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 phase | New Moon | Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 2:37 PM |
| Next phase | First Quarter | Friday, 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:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 33.8" | 16.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 55.1" | 998.71 mi | west | 0° 10' 38.3" | 12.19 mi | north | 998.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 30' 04.6" | 720.06 mi | east | 4° 03' 42.8" | 279.18 mi | north | 768.56 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabela City | Fri 12:14 PM | 100 km | 62 miles | 54 nm | |
| Marawi City | Fri 12:14 PM | 258 km | 160 miles | 139 nm | |
| Cagayan de Oro | Fri 12:14 PM | 310 km | 192 miles | 167 nm | |
| Iloilo City | Fri 12:14 PM | 348 km | 216 miles | 188 nm | |
| Bacolod | Fri 12:14 PM | 354 km | 220 miles | 191 nm | |
| Cebu City | Fri 12:14 PM | 363 km | 226 miles | 196 nm | |
| Davao | Fri 12:14 PM | 405 km | 251 miles | 219 nm | |
| Kota Kinabalu | Fri 12:14 PM | 678 km | 421 miles | 366 nm | |
| Manado | Fri 12:14 PM | 747 km | 464 miles | 403 nm | |
| Makati | Fri 12:14 PM | 776 km | 482 miles | 419 nm | |
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