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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 = Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 5:52:00 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: 8%

Previous phaseNew MoonSunday, September 13, 2015 at 6:43 AM
Next phaseFirst QuarterMonday, September 21, 2015 at 9:00 AM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 05:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 42' South, Longitude: 121° 13' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.30 meters/second, 1606.7 km/hour, 998.3 miles/hour or 867.5 knots. The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 33.8"16.64 miWest0° 00' 08.4"0.16 miSouth16.64 mi
1 hour14° 33' 45.1"998.23 miWest0° 08' 23.6"9.61 miSouth998.11 mi
24 hours10° 37' 49.2"728.70 miEast3° 11' 48.5"219.70 miSouth758.12 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

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

LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
EndeWed 1:52 PM135 km84 miles73 nmSouth-southeast SSE
RabaWed 1:52 PM297 km185 miles160 nmWest-southwest WSW
MakassarWed 1:52 PM347 km215 miles187 nmNorthwest NW
KupangWed 1:52 PM376 km234 miles203 nmSoutheast SE
KendariWed 1:52 PM436 km271 miles235 nmNorth-northeast NNE
SuaiWed 2:52 PM479 km298 miles259 nmEast-southeast ESE
DiliWed 2:52 PM489 km304 miles264 nmEast-southeast ESE
SameWed 2:52 PM509 km316 miles275 nmEast-southeast ESE
MataramWed 1:52 PM572 km356 miles309 nmWest W
BaucauWed 2:52 PM583 km362 miles315 nmEast E

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