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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 Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 09:08:00 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 | Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 12:36 AM |
| Next phase | New Moon | Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10:08 PM |
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 09:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 17° 03' | South |
| Longitude: | 30° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.73 meters/second, 1532.6 km/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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' 23.6" | 15.87 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.87 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 40.9" | 952.09 mi | west | 0° 08' 01.7" | 9.20 mi | south | 951.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 49' 37.4" | 980.67 mi | east | 2° 36' 43.0" | 179.65 mi | south | 989.90 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare | Tue 11:08 AM | 92 km | 57 miles | 50 nm | |
| Mutare | Tue 11:08 AM | 294 km | 182 miles | 159 nm | |
| Lusaka | Tue 11:08 AM | 330 km | 205 miles | 178 nm | |
| Bulawayo | Tue 11:08 AM | 414 km | 257 miles | 224 nm | |
| Lilongwe | Tue 11:08 AM | 468 km | 291 miles | 252 nm | |
| Blantyre | Tue 11:08 AM | 474 km | 295 miles | 256 nm | |
| Beira | Tue 11:08 AM | 530 km | 329 miles | 286 nm | |
| Francistown | Tue 11:08 AM | 571 km | 355 miles | 308 nm | |
| Lubumbashi | Tue 11:08 AM | 693 km | 430 miles | 374 nm | |
| Nampula | Tue 11:08 AM | 934 km | 580 miles | 504 nm | |
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