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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 20:34:00 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: 1%| 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 20:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 6° 59' | South |
| Longitude: | 119° 56' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.62 meters/second, 1600.6 km/hour, 994.6 miles/hour or 864.3 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" | 16.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 04.3" | 994.55 mi | west | 0° 11' 45.3" | 13.46 mi | north | 994.85 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 07' 13.1" | 832.23 mi | east | 4° 46' 45.0" | 328.41 mi | north | 897.73 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown | Sun 12:34 PM | 2275 km | 1414 miles | 1228 nm | |
| Easter Island * | Sun 3:34 PM | 2491 km | 1548 miles | 1345 nm | |
| Papeete | Sun 10:34 AM | 3422 km | 2126 miles | 1847 nm | |
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 2:34 PM | 3434 km | 2134 miles | 1854 nm | |
| Mexico City | Sun 2:34 PM | 3706 km | 2303 miles | 2001 nm | |
| Guatemala | Sun 2:34 PM | 4030 km | 2504 miles | 2176 nm | |
| San Salvador | Sun 2:34 PM | 4096 km | 2545 miles | 2212 nm | |
| Hermosillo | Sun 1:34 PM | 4103 km | 2550 miles | 2216 nm | |
| Kiritimati | Mon 10:34 AM | 4268 km | 2652 miles | 2304 nm | |
| Managua | Sun 2:34 PM | 4286 km | 2663 miles | 2315 nm | |
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