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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 Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 06:34:00 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 | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 9:36 AM |
| Next phase | First Quarter | Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 12:32 PM |
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 06:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 13° 21' | North |
| Longitude: | 90° 36' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.09 meters/second, 1573.5 km/hour, 977.7 miles/hour or 849.6 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' 31.5" | 16.30 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.30 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 26.9" | 977.61 mi | west | 0° 08' 13.3" | 9.42 mi | north | 977.38 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 28' 44.7" | 772.69 mi | east | 2° 56' 57.0" | 202.78 mi | north | 793.97 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Blair | Thu 12:04 PM | 278 km | 173 miles | 150 nm | |
| Yangon | Thu 1:04 PM | 707 km | 439 miles | 382 nm | |
| Bhubaneshwar | Thu 12:04 PM | 917 km | 570 miles | 495 nm | |
| Naypyidaw | Thu 1:04 PM | 920 km | 572 miles | 497 nm | |
| Visakhapatnam | Thu 12:04 PM | 925 km | 575 miles | 500 nm | |
| Chittagong | Thu 12:34 PM | 1003 km | 623 miles | 541 nm | |
| Banda Aceh | Thu 1:34 PM | 1005 km | 625 miles | 543 nm | |
| Kolkata | Thu 12:04 PM | 1049 km | 652 miles | 567 nm | |
| Bangkok | Thu 1:34 PM | 1072 km | 666 miles | 579 nm | |
| Chennai | Thu 12:04 PM | 1116 km | 694 miles | 603 nm | |
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