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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: 96%
Previous phaseFirst QuarterTuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Next phaseFull MoonWednesday, November 28, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, November 26, 2012 at 14:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 16° 55' North
Longitude: 112° 36' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.12 meters/second, 1548.4 km/hour, 962.2 miles/hour or 836.1 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 32.0"16.04 miwest0° 00' 06.3"0.12 minorth16.04 mi
1 hour14° 32' 03.3"961.96 miwest0° 06' 24.3"7.34 minorth961.72 mi
24 hours11° 18' 08.3"748.12 mieast2° 11' 37.3"150.88 minorth758.73 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
HaikouMon 10:46 PM420 km261 miles227 nmNorthwest NW
MacauMon 10:46 PM593 km368 miles320 nmNorth N
Hong KongMon 10:46 PM619 km385 miles334 nmNorth-northeast NNE
KowloonMon 10:46 PM624 km388 miles337 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ShenzhenMon 10:46 PM657 km408 miles355 nmNorth-northeast NNE
FoshanMon 10:46 PM678 km421 miles366 nmNorth N
GuangzhouMon 10:46 PM691 km429 miles373 nmNorth N
PakseMon 9:46 PM755 km469 miles408 nmWest-southwest WSW
Hai PhongMon 9:46 PM762 km473 miles411 nmNorthwest NW
NanningMon 10:46 PM793 km493 miles428 nmNorth-northwest NNW
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