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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 = Friday, April 8, 2016 at 10:40:00 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: 3%

Previous phaseNew MoonThursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:25 AM
Next phaseFirst QuarterThursday, April 14, 2016 at 4:01 AM

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 22:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 12' North, Longitude: 138° 20' West

The ground speed is currently 437.44 meters/second, 1574.8 kilometres/hour, 978.5 miles/hour or 850.3 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' 25.0"16.31 miWest0° 00' 09.5"0.18 miNorth16.31 mi
1 hour14° 25' 06.1"978.36 miWest0° 09' 27.7"10.84 miNorth978.16 mi
24 hours14° 01' 33.5"951.74 miEast3° 21' 37.9"231.01 miNorth973.47 mi

Locations with the Moon near zenith

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

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LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
KiritimatiSat 12:40 PM2338 km1453 miles1263 nmWest-southwest WSW
HonoluluFri 12:40 PM2364 km1469 miles1276 nmWest-northwest WNW
Los Angeles *Fri 3:40 PM3252 km2021 miles1756 nmNortheast NE
San Francisco *Fri 3:40 PM3346 km2079 miles1807 nmNorth-northeast NNE
PapeeteFri 12:40 PM3409 km2118 miles1841 nmSouth-southwest SSW
HermosilloFri 3:40 PM3465 km2153 miles1871 nmNortheast NE
Las Vegas *Fri 3:40 PM3615 km2246 miles1952 nmNortheast NE
PhoenixFri 3:40 PM3638 km2261 miles1964 nmNortheast NE
AdamstownFri 2:40 PM4110 km2554 miles2219 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Salt Lake City *Fri 4:40 PM4178 km2596 miles2256 nmNorth-northeast NNE

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