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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, June 2, 2016 at 4:52:00 AM.

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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: 12%

Previous phaseThird QuarterSunday, May 29, 2016 at 12:13 PM
Next phaseNew MoonSunday, June 5, 2016 at 3:01 AM

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 04:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 40' North, Longitude: 66° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 441.55 meters/second, 1589.6 kilometres/hour, 987.7 miles/hour or 858.3 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' 26.4"16.46 miWest0° 00' 10.5"0.20 miNorth16.46 mi
1 hour14° 26' 30.8"987.55 miWest0° 10' 27.9"11.99 miNorth987.39 mi
24 hours13° 37' 46.0"931.99 miEast3° 53' 59.6"268.05 miNorth964.43 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
KulhudhuffushiThu 9:52 AM786 km488 miles424 nmEast-southeast ESE
MaleThu 9:52 AM944 km587 miles510 nmEast-southeast ESE
ThiruvananthapuramThu 10:22 AM1178 km732 miles636 nmEast E
MaduraiThu 10:22 AM1311 km814 miles708 nmEast E
BengaluruThu 10:22 AM1324 km823 miles715 nmEast-northeast ENE
MumbaiThu 10:22 AM1341 km833 miles724 nmNorth-northeast NNE
PuneThu 10:22 AM1364 km848 miles737 nmNortheast NE
AnantapurThu 10:22 AM1403 km872 miles758 nmEast-northeast ENE
ColomboThu 10:22 AM1512 km940 miles817 nmEast E
Sri Jayawardenapura KotteThu 10:22 AM1520 km945 miles821 nmEast E

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