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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, August 17, 2012 at 08:28:00 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 | Third Quarter | Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 6:55 PM |
| Next phase | New Moon | Friday, August 17, 2012 at 3:55 PM |
Position of the Moon
On Friday, August 17, 2012 at 08:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 9° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 48° 22' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.16 meters/second, 1591.8 km/hour, 989.1 miles/hour or 859.5 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' 30.6" | 16.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 33.3" | 988.99 mi | west | 0° 10' 57.6" | 12.55 mi | south | 989.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 45' 44.0" | 801.77 mi | east | 4° 37' 10.3" | 317.47 mi | south | 866.71 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosaso | Fri 11:28 AM | 184 km | 114 miles | 99 nm | |
| Hargeisa | Fri 11:28 AM | 474 km | 294 miles | 256 nm | |
| Aden | Fri 11:28 AM | 496 km | 308 miles | 268 nm | |
| Djibouti | Fri 11:28 AM | 604 km | 375 miles | 326 nm | |
| Ali Sabieh | Fri 11:28 AM | 637 km | 396 miles | 344 nm | |
| Tadjoura | Fri 11:28 AM | 639 km | 397 miles | 345 nm | |
| Dire Dawa | Fri 11:28 AM | 715 km | 444 miles | 386 nm | |
| Sana | Fri 11:28 AM | 762 km | 473 miles | 411 nm | |
| Mogadishu | Fri 11:28 AM | 924 km | 574 miles | 499 nm | |
| Salalah | Fri 12:28 PM | 1008 km | 626 miles | 544 nm | |
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