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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: 100%
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 Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 02:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 19° 52' North
Longitude: 40° 11' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.44 meters/second, 1520.8 km/hour, 945.0 miles/hour or 821.2 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.1"15.75 miwest0° 00' 03.4"0.07 minorth15.75 mi
1 hour14° 31' 10.2"944.73 miwest0° 03' 25.4"3.93 minorth944.57 mi
24 hours11° 36' 33.6"755.46 mieast0° 56' 25.2"64.69 minorth755.96 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
PraiaWed 1:04 AM1853 km1151 miles1001 nmEast-southeast ESE
CayenneTue 11:04 PM2112 km1312 miles1140 nmSouthwest SW
BridgetownTue 10:04 PM2203 km1369 miles1190 nmWest-southwest WSW
ParamariboTue 11:04 PM2245 km1395 miles1212 nmSouthwest SW
Fort-de-FranceTue 10:04 PM2294 km1425 miles1239 nmWest-southwest WSW
RoseauTue 10:04 PM2304 km1432 miles1244 nmWest W
CastriesTue 10:04 PM2305 km1432 miles1245 nmWest-southwest WSW
Saint John's (Antigua)Tue 10:04 PM2306 km1433 miles1245 nmWest W
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)Tue 10:04 PM2320 km1442 miles1253 nmWest W
KingstownTue 10:04 PM2363 km1468 miles1276 nmWest-southwest WSW
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