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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 17:20:00 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 | 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 17:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 7° 37' | South |
| Longitude: | 73° 07' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.90 meters/second, 1598.0 km/hour, 993.0 miles/hour or 862.9 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' 28.8" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 52.7" | 992.93 mi | west | 0° 11' 39.6" | 13.36 mi | north | 993.25 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 11' 21.6" | 835.79 mi | east | 4° 45' 38.6" | 327.15 mi | north | 900.95 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Branco | Sun 1:20 PM | 639 km | 397 miles | 345 nm | |
| Lima | Sun 12:20 PM | 653 km | 406 miles | 353 nm | |
| Guayaquil | Sun 12:20 PM | 960 km | 597 miles | 519 nm | |
| Quito | Sun 12:20 PM | 1012 km | 629 miles | 546 nm | |
| La Paz | Sun 1:20 PM | 1123 km | 698 miles | 606 nm | |
| Cali | Sun 12:20 PM | 1275 km | 792 miles | 688 nm | |
| Bogota | Sun 12:20 PM | 1359 km | 844 miles | 734 nm | |
| Sucre | Sun 1:20 PM | 1522 km | 946 miles | 822 nm | |
| Manaus | Sun 1:20 PM | 1533 km | 953 miles | 828 nm | |
| Medellin | Sun 12:20 PM | 1558 km | 968 miles | 841 nm | |
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