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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 = Monday, April 18, 2016 at 7:06:00 PM.

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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: 90%

Previous phaseFirst QuarterThursday, April 14, 2016 at 4:01 AM
Next phaseFull MoonFriday, April 22, 2016 at 5:25 AM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 18, 2016 at 19:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 15' North, Longitude: 38° 46' East

The ground speed is currently 449.73 meters/second, 1619.0 kilometres/hour, 1006.0 miles/hour or 874.2 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 34.0"16.77 miWest0° 00' 09.2"0.18 miSouth16.77 mi
1 hour14° 33' 59.2"1005.96 miWest0° 09' 15.7"10.61 miSouth1006.09 mi
24 hours10° 20' 27.9"714.16 miEast3° 43' 45.9"256.24 miSouth759.50 mi

Locations with the Moon near zenith

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

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LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
Arba MinchMon 10:06 PM336 km209 miles182 nmNorth-northwest NNW
BarderaMon 10:06 PM403 km251 miles218 nmEast-southeast ESE
GarissaMon 10:06 PM420 km261 miles227 nmSouth-southeast SSE
AwasaMon 10:06 PM422 km262 miles228 nmNorth N
NakuruMon 10:06 PM494 km307 miles267 nmSouthwest SW
JimmaMon 10:06 PM534 km332 miles288 nmNorth-northwest NNW
NairobiMon 10:06 PM546 km339 miles295 nmSouth-southwest SSW
MbaleMon 10:06 PM565 km351 miles305 nmWest-southwest WSW
KismayoMon 10:06 PM579 km360 miles313 nmSoutheast SE
KisumuMon 10:06 PM580 km361 miles313 nmSouthwest SW

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