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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 19:40:00 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 19:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 0° 28' | North |
| Longitude: | 114° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.88 meters/second, 1616.0 km/hour, 1004.1 miles/hour or 872.6 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' 30.9" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.4" | 1004.11 mi | west | 0° 11' 42.5" | 13.41 mi | north | 1004.19 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 28.0" | 797.18 mi | east | 4° 35' 13.4" | 315.20 mi | north | 856.20 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco | Mon 1:40 PM | 2421 km | 1504 miles | 1307 nm | |
| Guadalajara | Mon 1:40 PM | 2546 km | 1582 miles | 1375 nm | |
| Mexico City | Mon 1:40 PM | 2690 km | 1671 miles | 1452 nm | |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 1:40 PM | 2785 km | 1730 miles | 1504 nm | |
| Guatemala | Mon 1:40 PM | 3074 km | 1910 miles | 1660 nm | |
| Easter Island * | Mon 2:40 PM | 3101 km | 1927 miles | 1674 nm | |
| San Salvador | Mon 1:40 PM | 3157 km | 1961 miles | 1704 nm | |
| Hermosillo | Mon 12:40 PM | 3187 km | 1981 miles | 1721 nm | |
| Adamstown | Mon 11:40 AM | 3284 km | 2040 miles | 1773 nm | |
| Tegucigalpa | Mon 1:40 PM | 3367 km | 2092 miles | 1818 nm | |
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