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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 = Friday, September 18, 2015 at 6:26:00 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: 21%

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 Friday, September 18, 2015 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 44' South, Longitude: 134° 35' East

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:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 32.0"16.28 miWest0° 00' 06.2"0.12 miSouth16.28 mi
1 hour14° 32' 01.7"976.63 miWest0° 06' 13.7"7.14 miSouth976.44 mi
24 hours11° 24' 08.7"766.25 miEast2° 12' 01.0"151.28 miSouth777.33 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

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

LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
DarwinFri 3:56 PM429 km267 miles232 nmWest-northwest WNW
Tennant CreekFri 3:56 PM656 km408 miles354 nmSouth S
Alice SpringsFri 3:56 PM1106 km687 miles597 nmSouth S
DiliFri 3:26 PM1138 km707 miles614 nmWest-northwest WNW
CairnsFri 4:26 PM1252 km778 miles676 nmEast-southeast ESE
JayapuraFri 3:26 PM1409 km876 miles761 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ManokwariFri 3:26 PM1424 km885 miles769 nmNorth N
Port MoresbyFri 4:26 PM1453 km903 miles785 nmEast-northeast ENE
MakassarFri 2:26 PM1916 km1191 miles1035 nmWest-northwest WNW
ManadoFri 2:26 PM1997 km1241 miles1079 nmNorth-northwest NNW

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