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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 10:18:00 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 10:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 17° 12' | South |
| Longitude: | 13° 58' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.33 meters/second, 1531.2 km/hour, 951.4 miles/hour or 826.8 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" | 15.86 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.9" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.86 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 35.7" | 951.20 mi | west | 0° 07' 53.2" | 9.04 mi | south | 950.90 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 51' 16.5" | 981.67 mi | east | 2° 32' 55.3" | 175.30 mi | south | 990.21 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubango | Tue 11:18 AM | 257 km | 160 miles | 139 nm | |
| Huambo | Tue 11:18 AM | 525 km | 326 miles | 283 nm | |
| Swakopmund * | Tue 12:18 PM | 610 km | 379 miles | 329 nm | |
| Rundu * | Tue 12:18 PM | 621 km | 386 miles | 335 nm | |
| Walvis Bay * | Tue 12:18 PM | 640 km | 398 miles | 345 nm | |
| Windhoek * | Tue 12:18 PM | 679 km | 422 miles | 366 nm | |
| Luanda | Tue 11:18 AM | 929 km | 577 miles | 501 nm | |
| Kinshasa | Tue 11:18 AM | 1432 km | 890 miles | 773 nm | |
| Brazzaville | Tue 11:18 AM | 1438 km | 894 miles | 776 nm | |
| Gaborone | Tue 12:18 PM | 1490 km | 926 miles | 805 nm | |
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