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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 Friday, January 11, 2013 at 04:30:00 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: 1%| Previous phase | Third Quarter | Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 3:58 AM |
| Next phase | New Moon | Friday, January 11, 2013 at 7:44 PM |
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 11, 2013 at 04:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 19° 07' | South |
| Longitude: | 104° 20' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.51 meters/second, 1513.8 km/hour, 940.7 miles/hour or 817.4 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" | 15.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.5" | 0.11 mi | north | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 14.7" | 940.46 mi | west | 0° 05' 38.8" | 6.47 mi | north | 940.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 23' 56.7" | 941.23 mi | east | 2° 50' 21.5" | 195.28 mi | north | 968.77 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Settlement | Fri 11:30 AM | 964 km | 599 miles | 520 nm | |
| Bandung | Fri 11:30 AM | 1395 km | 867 miles | 753 nm | |
| Jakarta | Fri 11:30 AM | 1460 km | 907 miles | 788 nm | |
| Malang | Fri 11:30 AM | 1531 km | 951 miles | 827 nm | |
| Surabaya | Fri 11:30 AM | 1596 km | 992 miles | 862 nm | |
| Denpasar | Fri 12:30 PM | 1649 km | 1025 miles | 890 nm | |
| Bengkulu | Fri 11:30 AM | 1710 km | 1062 miles | 923 nm | |
| Palembang | Fri 11:30 AM | 1784 km | 1109 miles | 964 nm | |
| Perth | Fri 12:30 PM | 1832 km | 1138 miles | 989 nm | |
| Pontianak | Fri 11:30 AM | 2181 km | 1355 miles | 1178 nm | |
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