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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.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

UTC time = Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 04:56:00.

March equinox | June solstice | September equinox | December solstice

= The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

= The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 79%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 11:14 pm
Next phase	Full Moon	Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 2:52 am

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 04:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 24' South, Longitude: 128° 20' West

The ground speed is currently 423.74 meters/second, 1525.5 kilometres/hour, 947.9 miles/hour or 823.7 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon 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' 31.3"	15.80 mi	West	0° 00' 04.1"	0.08 mi	North	15.80 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 23.4"	947.59 mi	West	0° 04' 08.4"	4.75 mi	North	947.80 mi
24 hours	11° 20' 10.9"	739.75 mi	East	2° 03' 01.6"	141.02 mi	North	757.47 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
Adamstown	Wed 8:56 pm	653 km	406 miles	353 nm	SSW
Gambier Islands	Wed 7:56 pm	801 km	498 miles	433 nm	WSW
Easter Island *	Wed 11:56 pm	2119 km	1317 miles	1144 nm	ESE
Papeete	Wed 6:56 pm	2250 km	1398 miles	1215 nm	W
Rarotonga	Wed 6:56 pm	3285 km	2041 miles	1774 nm	W
Kiritimati	Thu 6:56 pm	3948 km	2453 miles	2132 nm	WNW
Alofi	Wed 5:56 pm	4362 km	2710 miles	2355 nm	W
Apia	Thu 5:56 pm	4664 km	2898 miles	2518 nm	W
Nukualofa	Thu 5:56 pm	4882 km	3034 miles	2636 nm	W
Mexico City *	Wed 11:56 pm	5348 km	3323 miles	2888 nm	NE