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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 20:00:00 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 | Monday, March 11, 2013 at 7:51 PM |
| Next phase | First Quarter | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 5:27 PM |
Position of the Moon
On Monday, March 11, 2013 at 20:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 0° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 119° 25' | 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" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.8" | 1004.11 mi | west | 0° 11' 42.3" | 13.40 mi | north | 1004.18 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 19.2" | 797.01 mi | east | 4° 35' 01.6" | 314.97 mi | north | 855.92 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | Mon 2:00 PM | 3043 km | 1891 miles | 1643 nm | |
| Adamstown | Mon 12:00 Noon | 3058 km | 1900 miles | 1651 nm | |
| Easter Island * | Mon 3:00 PM | 3242 km | 2014 miles | 1750 nm | |
| Hermosillo | Mon 1:00 PM | 3282 km | 2040 miles | 1772 nm | |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 2:00 PM | 3323 km | 2065 miles | 1794 nm | |
| Guatemala | Mon 2:00 PM | 3539 km | 2199 miles | 1911 nm | |
| San Salvador | Mon 2:00 PM | 3634 km | 2258 miles | 1962 nm | |
| Los Angeles * | Mon 1:00 PM | 3712 km | 2306 miles | 2004 nm | |
| Phoenix | Mon 1:00 PM | 3723 km | 2313 miles | 2010 nm | |
| Belmopan | Mon 2:00 PM | 3832 km | 2381 miles | 2069 nm | |
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