Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
UTC time = Friday, August 12, 2016 at 1:22:00 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).
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 62%
Previous phase | First Quarter | Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 6:23 PM |
Next phase | Full Moon | Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 9:28 AM |
Position of the Moon
On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 01:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 432.30 meters/second, 1556.3 kilometres/hour, 967.0 miles/hour or 840.3 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 31.6" | 16.12 mi | West | 0° 00' 05.0" | 0.10 mi | South | 16.12 mi |
1 hour | 14° 31' 41.6" | 966.79 mi | West | 0° 04' 59.0" | 5.71 mi | South | 966.61 mi |
24 hours | 11° 31' 33.4" | 767.06 mi | East | 1° 39' 17.8" | 113.80 mi | South | 772.24 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 | ||
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Easter Island | Thu 7:22 PM | 1678 km | 1043 miles | 906 nm | ![]() |
Galapagos Islands | Thu 7:22 PM | 1917 km | 1191 miles | 1035 nm | ![]() |
Lima | Thu 8:22 PM | 2350 km | 1460 miles | 1269 nm | ![]() |
Guayaquil | Thu 8:22 PM | 2532 km | 1573 miles | 1367 nm | ![]() |
Quito | Thu 8:22 PM | 2790 km | 1733 miles | 1506 nm | ![]() |
La Paz | Thu 9:22 PM | 3240 km | 2013 miles | 1749 nm | ![]() |
San Jose | Thu 7:22 PM | 3261 km | 2026 miles | 1761 nm | ![]() |
Managua | Thu 7:22 PM | 3374 km | 2097 miles | 1822 nm | ![]() |
Rio Branco | Thu 8:22 PM | 3382 km | 2102 miles | 1826 nm | ![]() |
Santiago | Thu 9:22 PM | 3404 km | 2115 miles | 1838 nm | ![]() |
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