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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 = Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 5:34:00 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: 52%

Previous phaseFull MoonSaturday, August 29, 2015 at 6:37 PM
Next phaseThird QuarterSaturday, September 5, 2015 at 9:56 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 05:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 05' North, Longitude: 1° 42' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.46 meters/second, 1538.9 km/hour, 956.2 miles/hour or 830.9 knots. The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 27.5"15.94 miWest0° 00' 03.7"0.07 miNorth15.94 mi
1 hour14° 27' 29.3"955.99 miWest0° 03' 36.8"4.14 miNorth955.84 mi
24 hours12° 54' 00.7"853.02 miEast0° 57' 54.2"66.37 miNorth853.36 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

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

LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
DoriSat 5:34 AM386 km240 miles208 nmSouth-southwest SSW
NiameySat 6:34 AM398 km247 miles215 nmSouth S
TimbuktuSat 5:34 AM502 km312 miles271 nmWest W
Fada N'gourmaSat 5:34 AM574 km357 miles310 nmSouth-southwest SSW
SokotoSat 6:34 AM587 km364 miles317 nmSoutheast SE
OuahigouyaSat 5:34 AM588 km365 miles317 nmSouthwest SW
OuagadougouSat 5:34 AM627 km389 miles338 nmSouthwest SW
ArlitSat 6:34 AM631 km392 miles341 nmEast-northeast ENE
AgadezSat 6:34 AM670 km416 miles362 nmEast E
KandiSat 6:34 AM673 km418 miles363 nmSouth-southeast SSE

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