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, March 5, 2021 at 20:22:00.
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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: 53%
Previous phase | Full Moon | Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 8:17 am |
Next phase | Third Quarter | Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 1:30 am |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Friday, March 5, 2021 at 20:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 413.52 meters/second, 1488.7 kilometres/hour, 925.0 miles/hour or 803.8 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon 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' 25.4" | 15.42 mi | West | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.14 mi | South | 15.42 mi |
1 hour | 14° 25' 26.9" | 924.62 mi | West | 0° 07' 26.7" | 8.54 mi | South | 924.25 mi |
24 hours | 13° 58' 23.2" | 895.73 mi | East | 2° 17' 21.9" | 157.55 mi | South | 902.07 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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Cairns | Sat 6:22 am | 697 km | 433 miles | 376 nm | NE |
Alice Springs | Sat 5:52 am | 849 km | 528 miles | 459 nm | WSW |
Tennant Creek | Sat 5:52 am | 854 km | 530 miles | 461 nm | WNW |
Brisbane | Sat 6:22 am | 1266 km | 787 miles | 684 nm | ESE |
Adelaide * | Sat 6:52 am | 1461 km | 908 miles | 789 nm | SSW |
Port Moresby | Sat 6:22 am | 1505 km | 935 miles | 813 nm | NNE |
Sydney * | Sat 7:22 am | 1589 km | 987 miles | 858 nm | SSE |
Darwin | Sat 5:52 am | 1591 km | 988 miles | 859 nm | NW |
Canberra * | Sat 7:22 am | 1620 km | 1007 miles | 875 nm | SSE |
Eucla | Sat 5:07 am | 1677 km | 1042 miles | 905 nm | SW |
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