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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 = Monday, March 24, 1997 at 01:46:00. Las Cruces local time = Sunday, March 23, 1997 at 6:46:00 pm.

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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: 100%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Sunday, March 16, 1997 at 12:06 am
Next phase	Full Moon	Monday, March 24, 1997 at 4:45 am

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, March 24, 1997 at 01:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 33' South, Longitude: 26° 03' West

The ground speed is currently 450.32 meters/second, 1621.2 kilometres/hour, 1007.3 miles/hour or 875.4 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' 33.8"	16.79 mi	West	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	South	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 46.4"	1007.28 mi	West	0° 09' 23.6"	10.76 mi	South	1007.32 mi
24 hours	10° 34' 27.0"	731.39 mi	East	3° 44' 32.4"	257.13 mi	South	774.57 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
Fernando de Noronha	Sun 11:46 pm	799 km	496 miles	431 nm	WSW
Recife	Sun 10:46 pm	1286 km	799 miles	695 nm	SW
Fortaleza	Sun 10:46 pm	1432 km	890 miles	773 nm	WSW
Praia	Mon 12:46 am	1733 km	1077 miles	936 nm	N
Freetown	Mon 1:46 am	1737 km	1079 miles	938 nm	NE
Conakry	Mon 1:46 am	1762 km	1095 miles	951 nm	NE
Bissau	Mon 1:46 am	1794 km	1115 miles	969 nm	NE
Monrovia	Mon 1:46 am	1855 km	1153 miles	1002 nm	ENE
Banjul	Mon 1:46 am	1867 km	1160 miles	1008 nm	NNE
Dakar	Mon 1:46 am	1932 km	1200 miles	1043 nm	NNE