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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 Moon symbol symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun Sun symbol symbolizes the position of the sun.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 97%
Previous phaseFirst QuarterSunday, February 17, 2013 at 8:31 PM
Next phaseFull MoonMonday, February 25, 2013 at 8:26 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 02:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 11° 33' North
Longitude: 61° 29' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.18 meters/second, 1584.6 km/hour, 984.6 miles/hour or 855.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.5"16.41 miwest0° 00' 09.2"0.18 misouth16.41 mi
1 hour14° 31' 35.6"984.56 miwest0° 09' 20.7"10.71 misouth984.89 mi
24 hours11° 20' 36.6"768.85 mieast3° 59' 52.3"274.78 misouth821.03 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Saint George'sSat 10:52 PM63 km39 miles34 nmNorth-northwest NNW
ScarboroughSat 10:52 PM90 km56 miles49 nmEast-southeast ESE
Port of SpainSat 10:52 PM100 km62 miles54 nmSouth S
ChaguanasSat 10:52 PM115 km71 miles62 nmSouth S
San FernandoSat 10:52 PM140 km87 miles76 nmSouth S
KingstownSat 10:52 PM179 km112 miles97 nmNorth N
Vieux FortSat 10:52 PM247 km154 miles133 nmNorth-northeast NNE
BridgetownSat 10:52 PM265 km165 miles143 nmNortheast NE
CastriesSat 10:52 PM278 km173 miles150 nmNorth N
Fort-de-FranceSat 10:52 PM341 km212 miles184 nmNorth N
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