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.
September Equinox 2013

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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 20:43:00 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
Fraction of moon illuminated: 87%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 20:43:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 86° 39' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.17 meters/second, 1559.4 km/hour, 969.0 miles/hour or 842.0 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' 30.2" | 16.15 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.0" | 0.13 mi | north | 16.15 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 14.8" | 968.83 mi | west | 0° 06' 57.3" | 7.97 mi | north | 968.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 53' 49.5" | 794.74 mi | east | 2° 23' 00.9" | 163.91 mi | north | 806.88 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 |
|---|
| Visakhapatnam | Mon 2:13 AM | 466 km | 290 miles | 252 nm | NW |
| Kakinada | Mon 2:13 AM | 516 km | 321 miles | 279 nm | WNW |
| Bhubaneshwar | Mon 2:13 AM | 579 km | 360 miles | 313 nm | N |
| Chennai | Mon 2:13 AM | 720 km | 448 miles | 389 nm | WSW |
| Kolkata | Mon 2:13 AM | 850 km | 528 miles | 459 nm | NNE |
| Khulna | Mon 2:43 AM | 910 km | 565 miles | 491 nm | NNE |
| Hyderãbãd | Mon 2:13 AM | 914 km | 568 miles | 494 nm | WNW |
| Durgapur | Mon 2:13 AM | 934 km | 581 miles | 504 nm | N |
| Chittagong | Mon 2:43 AM | 969 km | 602 miles | 523 nm | NNE |
| Anantapur | Mon 2:13 AM | 976 km | 606 miles | 527 nm | W |
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