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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: 95%
Previous phaseFirst QuarterThursday, December 20, 2012 at 5:19 AM
Next phaseFull MoonFriday, December 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 02:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 20° 38' North
Longitude: 60° 55' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.23 meters/second, 1512.8 km/hour, 940.0 miles/hour or 816.9 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.8"15.67 miwest0° 00' 01.8"0.04 minorth15.67 mi
1 hour14° 30' 54.2"939.77 miwest0° 01' 48.1"2.07 minorth939.68 mi
24 hours11° 41' 35.5"757.16 mieast0° 16' 39.3"19.10 minorth756.71 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
The ValleyTue 10:14 PM350 km217 miles189 nmSouthwest SW
MarigotTue 10:14 PM364 km226 miles196 nmSouthwest SW
GustaviaTue 10:14 PM365 km227 miles197 nmSouthwest SW
Saint John's (Antigua)Tue 10:14 PM401 km249 miles217 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)Tue 10:14 PM415 km258 miles224 nmSouth-southwest SSW
BradesTue 10:14 PM449 km279 miles242 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Road TownTue 10:14 PM459 km285 miles248 nmWest-southwest WSW
Pointe-à-PitreTue 10:14 PM491 km305 miles265 nmSouth S
Charlotte AmalieTue 10:14 PM492 km305 miles265 nmWest-southwest WSW
ChristianstedTue 10:14 PM511 km317 miles276 nmSouthwest SW
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