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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 08:10:00 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 | 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 08:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 9° 22' | South |
| Longitude: | 59° 35' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.59 meters/second, 1589.7 km/hour, 987.8 miles/hour or 858.4 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' 28.2" | 16.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 18.4" | 987.76 mi | west | 0° 11' 18.6" | 12.96 mi | north | 988.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 23' 50.4" | 846.19 mi | east | 4° 40' 43.4" | 321.54 mi | north | 909.64 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Sun 12:10 PM | 695 km | 432 miles | 375 nm | |
| Port Louis | Sun 12:10 PM | 1216 km | 755 miles | 656 nm | |
| Saint-Denis | Sun 12:10 PM | 1349 km | 838 miles | 728 nm | |
| Diego Garcia | Sun 2:10 PM | 1431 km | 889 miles | 773 nm | |
| Antananarivo | Sun 11:10 AM | 1676 km | 1041 miles | 905 nm | |
| Moroni | Sun 11:10 AM | 1798 km | 1117 miles | 971 nm | |
| Mogadishu | Sun 11:10 AM | 2022 km | 1256 miles | 1092 nm | |
| Male | Sun 1:10 PM | 2152 km | 1337 miles | 1162 nm | |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 11:10 AM | 2254 km | 1401 miles | 1217 nm | |
| Dodoma | Sun 11:10 AM | 2653 km | 1648 miles | 1432 nm | |
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