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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 = Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 15:20:00.

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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: 95%

Previous phaseFirst QuarterWednesday, January 20, 2021 at 9:01 pm
Next phaseFull MoonThursday, January 28, 2021 at 7:16 pm

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 15:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 24° 54' North, Longitude: 105° 43' East

The ground speed is currently 405.66 meters/second, 1460.4 kilometres/hour, 907.4 miles/hour or 788.5 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' 27.2"15.12 miWest0° 00' 00.0"0.00 miNorth15.12 mi
1 hour14° 27' 13.2"906.98 miWest0° 00' 01.3"0.03 miSouth906.98 mi
24 hours13° 13' 27.3"829.90 miEast0° 39' 21.4"45.15 miSouth833.30 mi

Locations with the Moon near zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
GuiyangTue 11:20 pm211 km131 miles114 nmNorth-northeast NNE
KunmingTue 11:20 pm304 km189 miles164 nmWest W
NanningTue 11:20 pm351 km218 miles189 nmSoutheast SE
HanoiTue 10:20 pm428 km266 miles231 nmSouth S
Hai PhongTue 10:20 pm458 km284 miles247 nmSouth-southeast SSE
GuilinTue 11:20 pm463 km288 miles250 nmEast E
ChongqingTue 11:20 pm524 km325 miles283 nmNorth N
Xam NeuaTue 10:20 pm525 km326 miles283 nmSouth-southwest SSW
LeshanTue 11:20 pm553 km343 miles298 nmNorth-northwest NNW
ZhanjiangTue 11:20 pm622 km386 miles336 nmSoutheast SE

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