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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 = Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 16:52:00. New York local time = Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 11:52:00 am.

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= 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: 45%

Previous phase	New Moon	Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 5:07 am
Next phase	First Quarter	Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 4:45 am

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 16:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 57' South, Longitude: 13° 54' East

The ground speed is currently 427.12 meters/second, 1537.6 kilometres/hour, 955.4 miles/hour or 830.2 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' 30.7"	15.92 mi	West	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	North	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 50.8"	955.18 mi	West	0° 09' 31.7"	10.92 mi	North	955.67 mi
24 hours	11° 15' 23.0"	740.86 mi	East	4° 06' 38.2"	282.65 mi	North	800.34 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
Opuwo	Sat 6:52 pm	14 km	9 miles	8 nm	SSW
Lubango	Sat 5:52 pm	338 km	210 miles	182 nm	N
Swakopmund	Sat 6:52 pm	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	S
Menongue	Sat 5:52 pm	544 km	338 miles	294 nm	NE
Walvis Bay	Sat 6:52 pm	558 km	347 miles	301 nm	S
Huambo	Sat 5:52 pm	603 km	375 miles	326 nm	NNE
Windhoek	Sat 6:52 pm	610 km	379 miles	330 nm	SSE
Rundu	Sat 6:52 pm	621 km	386 miles	335 nm	E
Ghanzi	Sat 6:52 pm	911 km	566 miles	492 nm	ESE
Luena	Sat 5:52 pm	939 km	584 miles	507 nm	NE