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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 Friday, May 10, 2013 at 08:34:00 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: 0%| Previous phase | New Moon | Friday, May 10, 2013 at 12:29 AM |
| Next phase | First Quarter | Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 4:35 AM |
Position of the Moon
On Friday, May 10, 2013 at 08:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 18° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 54° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.91 meters/second, 1536.9 km/hour, 955.0 miles/hour or 829.9 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" | 15.92 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.7" | 0.09 mi | north | 15.92 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 01.6" | 954.77 mi | west | 0° 04' 45.0" | 5.45 mi | north | 954.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 19.7" | 765.54 mi | east | 1° 29' 21.9" | 102.45 mi | north | 769.07 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salalah | Fri 12:34 PM | 119 km | 74 miles | 64 nm | |
| Nizwa | Fri 12:34 PM | 636 km | 395 miles | 343 nm | |
| Abu Dhabi | Fri 12:34 PM | 707 km | 439 miles | 382 nm | |
| Seeb | Fri 12:34 PM | 742 km | 461 miles | 401 nm | |
| Muscat | Fri 12:34 PM | 756 km | 470 miles | 408 nm | |
| Dubai | Fri 12:34 PM | 804 km | 500 miles | 434 nm | |
| Doha | Fri 11:34 AM | 848 km | 527 miles | 458 nm | |
| Al Khor | Fri 11:34 AM | 891 km | 554 miles | 481 nm | |
| Bosaso | Fri 11:34 AM | 931 km | 578 miles | 502 nm | |
| Riffa | Fri 11:34 AM | 972 km | 604 miles | 525 nm | |
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