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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 QuarterFriday, January 18, 2013 at 11:45 PM
Next phaseFull MoonSunday, January 27, 2013 at 4:39 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 03:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 13° 51' North
Longitude: 56° 44' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.25 meters/second, 1570.5 km/hour, 975.9 miles/hour or 848.0 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.5"16.26 miwest0° 00' 08.4"0.16 misouth16.27 mi
1 hour14° 31' 37.8"975.75 miwest0° 08' 25.6"9.66 misouth976.09 mi
24 hours11° 16' 29.5"757.35 mieast3° 39' 50.4"251.88 misouth803.28 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
BridgetownSat 11:52 PM324 km201 miles175 nmWest-southwest WSW
Vieux FortSat 11:52 PM457 km284 miles247 nmWest W
CastriesSat 11:52 PM460 km286 miles249 nmWest W
Fort-de-FranceSat 11:52 PM476 km296 miles257 nmWest W
KingstownSat 11:52 PM493 km306 miles266 nmWest W
ScarboroughSat 11:52 PM526 km327 miles284 nmSouthwest SW
RoseauSat 11:52 PM527 km327 miles284 nmWest-northwest WNW
Saint George'sSat 11:52 PM578 km359 miles312 nmWest-southwest WSW
Pointe-à-PitreSat 11:52 PM581 km361 miles314 nmWest-northwest WNW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)Sat 11:52 PM589 km366 miles318 nmWest-northwest WNW
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