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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, June 22, 2021 at 21:20:00.

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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 QuarterFriday, June 18, 2021 at 3:54 am
Next phaseFull MoonThursday, June 24, 2021 at 6:39 pm

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 21:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 40' South, Longitude: 12° 07' East

The ground speed is currently 416.72 meters/second, 1500.2 kilometres/hour, 932.2 miles/hour or 810.0 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' 23.7"15.54 miWest0° 00' 10.0"0.19 miSouth15.54 mi
1 hour14° 23' 46.4"931.75 miWest0° 09' 57.2"11.41 miSouth931.31 mi
24 hours14° 52' 53.9"963.15 miEast3° 16' 00.4"224.78 miSouth978.38 mi

Locations with the Moon near zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
SwakopmundTue 11:20 pm334 km208 miles181 nmSoutheast SE
OpuwoTue 11:20 pm342 km213 miles185 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Walvis BayTue 11:20 pm354 km220 miles191 nmSoutheast SE
WindhoekTue 11:20 pm556 km345 miles300 nmEast-southeast ESE
LubangoTue 10:20 pm654 km406 miles353 nmNorth-northeast NNE
RunduTue 11:20 pm860 km535 miles465 nmEast-northeast ENE
MenongueTue 10:20 pm891 km553 miles481 nmNortheast NE
HuamboTue 10:20 pm954 km593 miles515 nmNorth-northeast NNE
GhanziTue 11:20 pm997 km619 miles538 nmEast E
LuandaTue 10:20 pm1316 km817 miles710 nmNorth N

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