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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 13, 2017 at 20:06:00. Wroclaw local time = Monday, March 13, 2017 at 9:06:00 pm.

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

Moon symbol = 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: 98%

Previous phaseFull MoonSunday, March 12, 2017 at 2:53 pm
Next phaseThird QuarterMonday, March 20, 2017 at 3:58 pm

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, March 13, 2017 at 20:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 20' South, Longitude: 75° 07' East

The ground speed is currently 449.73 meters/second, 1619.0 kilometres/hour, 1006.0 miles/hour or 874.2 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 32.5"16.77 miWest0° 00' 10.2"0.19 miSouth16.77 mi
1 hour14° 32' 36.9"1005.97 miWest0° 10' 12.5"11.69 miSouth1006.03 mi
24 hours10° 52' 01.0"751.66 miEast4° 00' 37.6"275.56 miSouth799.86 mi

Locations with the Moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Addu CityTue 1:06 am224 km139 miles121 nmWest W
MaleTue 1:06 am530 km329 miles286 nmNorth-northwest NNW
KulhudhuffushiTue 1:06 am802 km498 miles433 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Diego GarciaTue 2:06 am827 km514 miles446 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Sri Jayawardenepura KotteTue 1:36 am960 km597 miles519 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ColomboTue 1:36 am961 km597 miles519 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ThiruvananthapuramTue 1:36 am998 km620 miles539 nmNorth-northeast NNE
MaduraiTue 1:36 am1182 km735 miles638 nmNorth-northeast NNE
BengaluruTue 1:36 am1496 km930 miles808 nmNorth N
ChennaiTue 1:36 am1589 km988 miles858 nmNorth-northeast NNE

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