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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 Monday, March 11, 2013 at 13:50:00 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 | Third Quarter | Monday, March 4, 2013 at 9:53 PM |
| Next phase | New Moon | Monday, March 11, 2013 at 7:51 PM |
Position of the Moon
On Monday, March 11, 2013 at 13:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 0° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 29° 55' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.79 meters/second, 1615.6 km/hour, 1003.9 miles/hour or 872.4 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' 30.7" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.7" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.1" | 1003.90 mi | west | 0° 11' 46.2" | 13.48 mi | north | 1004.01 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 14.3" | 800.35 mi | east | 4° 38' 15.8" | 318.68 mi | north | 861.00 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando de Noronha | Mon 11:50 AM | 453 km | 282 miles | 245 nm | |
| Recife | Mon 10:50 AM | 990 km | 615 miles | 534 nm | |
| Fortaleza | Mon 10:50 AM | 1023 km | 636 miles | 552 nm | |
| Salvador | Mon 10:50 AM | 1657 km | 1029 miles | 894 nm | |
| Praia | Mon 12:50 PM | 1862 km | 1157 miles | 1005 nm | |
| Belém | Mon 10:50 AM | 2069 km | 1286 miles | 1117 nm | |
| Bissau | Mon 1:50 PM | 2105 km | 1308 miles | 1136 nm | |
| Freetown | Mon 1:50 PM | 2109 km | 1310 miles | 1139 nm | |
| Conakry | Mon 1:50 PM | 2119 km | 1317 miles | 1144 nm | |
| Banjul | Mon 1:50 PM | 2146 km | 1333 miles | 1158 nm | |
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