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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: 64%
Previous phaseFirst QuarterMonday, May 28, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Next phaseFull MoonMonday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 02:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 2° 42' South
Longitude: 116° 04' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.95 meters/second, 1612.6 km/hour, 1002.0 miles/hour or 870.7 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.0"16.70 miwest0° 00' 12.7"0.24 misouth16.70 mi
1 hour14° 30' 01.7"1001.96 miwest0° 12' 47.1"14.64 misouth1001.98 mi
24 hours12° 15' 32.5"847.08 mieast5° 04' 16.4"348.49 misouth913.31 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Easter IslandTue 8:46 PM2791 km1735 miles1507 nmSouth-southeast SSE
AdamstownTue 6:46 PM2896 km1800 miles1564 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Galapagos IslandsTue 8:46 PM2951 km1834 miles1593 nmEast E
Mexico City *Tue 9:46 PM3070 km1907 miles1657 nmNortheast NE
GuatemalaTue 8:46 PM3405 km2116 miles1838 nmNortheast NE
San SalvadorTue 8:46 PM3477 km2161 miles1878 nmEast-northeast ENE
HermosilloTue 7:46 PM3558 km2211 miles1921 nmNorth N
ManaguaTue 8:46 PM3683 km2289 miles1989 nmEast-northeast ENE
TegucigalpaTue 8:46 PM3684 km2289 miles1989 nmEast-northeast ENE
BelmopanTue 8:46 PM3722 km2313 miles2010 nmNortheast NE
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