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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 19:06:00 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 19:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 7° 16' | South |
| Longitude: | 98° 42' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.30 meters/second, 1599.5 km/hour, 993.9 miles/hour or 863.6 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' 28.9" | 16.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.57 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 59.0" | 993.83 mi | west | 0° 11' 42.7" | 13.42 mi | north | 994.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 09' 04.8" | 833.84 mi | east | 4° 46' 17.3" | 327.88 mi | north | 899.20 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 1:06 PM | 1231 km | 765 miles | 665 nm | |
| Guayaquil | Sun 2:06 PM | 2158 km | 1341 miles | 1165 nm | |
| Quito | Sun 2:06 PM | 2373 km | 1475 miles | 1282 nm | |
| Lima | Sun 2:06 PM | 2435 km | 1513 miles | 1315 nm | |
| Easter Island * | Sun 2:06 PM | 2464 km | 1531 miles | 1331 nm | |
| San Jose | Sun 1:06 PM | 2499 km | 1553 miles | 1349 nm | |
| San Salvador | Sun 1:06 PM | 2546 km | 1582 miles | 1375 nm | |
| Managua | Sun 1:06 PM | 2551 km | 1585 miles | 1377 nm | |
| Guatemala | Sun 1:06 PM | 2583 km | 1605 miles | 1394 nm | |
| Tegucigalpa | Sun 1:06 PM | 2680 km | 1665 miles | 1447 nm | |
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