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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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 17° 54' | South |
| Longitude: | 64° 42' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.52 meters/second, 1524.7 km/hour, 947.4 miles/hour or 823.3 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' 23.2" | 15.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.2" | 0.14 mi | south | 15.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 12.6" | 947.15 mi | west | 0° 07' 12.2" | 8.26 mi | south | 946.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 58' 21.0" | 985.68 mi | east | 2° 14' 36.7" | 154.32 mi | south | 991.27 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucre | Tue 11:46 AM | 140 km | 87 miles | 75 nm | |
| Santa Cruz | Tue 11:46 AM | 161 km | 100 miles | 87 nm | |
| Cochabamba | Tue 11:46 AM | 163 km | 101 miles | 88 nm | |
| Potosi | Tue 11:46 AM | 217 km | 135 miles | 117 nm | |
| La Paz | Tue 11:46 AM | 396 km | 246 miles | 214 nm | |
| Salta | Tue 12:46 PM | 766 km | 476 miles | 414 nm | |
| Rio Branco | Tue 11:46 AM | 937 km | 583 miles | 506 nm | |
| Tucumán | Tue 12:46 PM | 990 km | 615 miles | 535 nm | |
| Asuncion * | Tue 12:46 PM | 1097 km | 682 miles | 592 nm | |
| Lima | Tue 10:46 AM | 1475 km | 916 miles | 796 nm | |
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