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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 Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 07:20:00 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: 0%| Previous phase | Third Quarter | Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 1:57 PM |
| This phase | New Moon | Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 7:20 AM |
| Next phase | First Quarter | Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 8:31 PM |
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 07:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 9° 31' | South |
| Longitude: | 71° 39' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.36 meters/second, 1588.9 km/hour, 987.3 miles/hour or 857.9 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' 28.1" | 16.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 15.2" | 987.25 mi | west | 0° 11' 16.5" | 12.92 mi | north | 987.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 25' 01.5" | 847.15 mi | east | 4° 40' 08.6" | 320.87 mi | north | 910.40 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Garcia | Sun 1:20 PM | 257 km | 160 miles | 139 nm | |
| Addu City | Sun 12:20 PM | 992 km | 616 miles | 535 nm | |
| Male | Sun 12:20 PM | 1529 km | 950 miles | 826 nm | |
| Victoria | Sun 11:20 AM | 1868 km | 1161 miles | 1009 nm | |
| Port Louis | Sun 11:20 AM | 1922 km | 1195 miles | 1038 nm | |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Sun 12:50 PM | 2034 km | 1264 miles | 1098 nm | |
| Colombo | Sun 12:50 PM | 2034 km | 1264 miles | 1098 nm | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Sun 12:50 PM | 2078 km | 1291 miles | 1122 nm | |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 11:20 AM | 2143 km | 1331 miles | 1157 nm | |
| Madurai | Sun 12:50 PM | 2266 km | 1408 miles | 1224 nm | |
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