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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: 45%
Previous phaseNew MoonFriday, January 11, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Next phaseFirst QuarterFriday, January 18, 2013 at 11:45 PM

Position of the Moon

On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 10:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 11° 10' North
Longitude: 102° 24' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.23 meters/second, 1588.4 km/hour, 987.0 miles/hour or 857.7 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 32.4"16.45 miwest0° 00' 09.3"0.18 minorth16.45 mi
1 hour14° 32' 30.9"986.92 miwest0° 09' 19.8"10.69 minorth986.71 mi
24 hours11° 01' 30.1"748.27 mieast3° 26' 31.4"236.63 minorth780.14 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
SihanoukvilleFri 5:36 PM138 km86 miles74 nmEast-southeast ESE
BattambangFri 5:36 PM231 km143 miles125 nmNorth-northeast NNE
PattayaFri 5:36 PM255 km159 miles138 nmNorthwest NW
Phnom PenhFri 5:36 PM279 km174 miles151 nmEast E
BangkokFri 5:36 PM350 km218 miles189 nmNorthwest NW
Ho Chi MinhFri 5:36 PM475 km295 miles256 nmEast E
Hat YaiFri 5:36 PM506 km315 miles273 nmSouth-southwest SSW
PhuketFri 5:36 PM555 km345 miles300 nmSouthwest SW
PakseFri 5:36 PM573 km356 miles309 nmNortheast NE
Khon KaenFri 5:36 PM584 km363 miles315 nmNorth N
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