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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: 99%
Previous phaseFull MoonSunday, May 6, 2012 at 3:35 AM
Next phaseThird QuarterSaturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:47 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 19:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 20° 06' South
Longitude: 73° 50' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.53 meters/second, 1503.1 km/hour, 934.0 miles/hour or 811.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 22.3"15.57 miwest0° 00' 05.5"0.11 misouth15.57 mi
1 hour14° 22' 17.3"933.73 miwest0° 05' 30.5"6.32 misouth933.48 mi
24 hours15° 10' 01.1"985.38 mieast1° 28' 20.7"101.30 misouth985.85 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Diego GarciaMon 1:38 AM1420 km882 miles767 nmNorth N
Port LouisSun 11:38 PM1708 km1061 miles922 nmWest W
Saint-DenisSun 11:38 PM1919 km1193 miles1036 nmWest W
VictoriaSun 11:38 PM2627 km1632 miles1418 nmNorthwest NW
MaleMon 12:38 AM2684 km1668 miles1450 nmNorth N
AntananarivoSun 10:38 PM2763 km1717 miles1492 nmWest W
Sri Jayawardenapura KotteMon 1:08 AM3057 km1900 miles1651 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Port-aux-FrancaisMon 12:38 AM3262 km2027 miles1761 nmSouth S
MoroniSun 10:38 PM3393 km2108 miles1832 nmWest-northwest WNW
BangaloreMon 1:08 AM3680 km2286 miles1987 nmNorth N
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