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, September 18, 2015 at 6:26:00 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: 21%
Previous phase | New Moon | Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 6:43 AM |
Next phase | First Quarter | Monday, September 21, 2015 at 9:00 AM |
Position of the Moon
On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.68 meters/second, 1572.0 km/hour, 976.8 miles/hour or 848.8 knots. The table below shows the Moon position 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' 32.0" | 16.28 mi | West | 0° 00' 06.2" | 0.12 mi | South | 16.28 mi |
1 hour | 14° 32' 01.7" | 976.63 mi | West | 0° 06' 13.7" | 7.14 mi | South | 976.44 mi |
24 hours | 11° 24' 08.7" | 766.25 mi | East | 2° 12' 01.0" | 151.28 mi | South | 777.33 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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Darwin | Fri 3:56 PM | 429 km | 267 miles | 232 nm | WNW |
Tennant Creek | Fri 3:56 PM | 656 km | 408 miles | 354 nm | S |
Alice Springs | Fri 3:56 PM | 1106 km | 687 miles | 597 nm | S |
Dili | Fri 3:26 PM | 1138 km | 707 miles | 614 nm | WNW |
Cairns | Fri 4:26 PM | 1252 km | 778 miles | 676 nm | ESE |
Jayapura | Fri 3:26 PM | 1409 km | 876 miles | 761 nm | NNE |
Manokwari | Fri 3:26 PM | 1424 km | 885 miles | 769 nm | N |
Port Moresby | Fri 4:26 PM | 1453 km | 903 miles | 785 nm | ENE |
Makassar | Fri 2:26 PM | 1916 km | 1191 miles | 1035 nm | WNW |
Manado | Fri 2:26 PM | 1997 km | 1241 miles | 1079 nm | NNW |
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