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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, March 8, 2022 at 14:08:00.

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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: 33%

Previous phaseNew MoonWednesday, March 2, 2022 at 5:34 pm
Next phaseFirst QuarterThursday, March 10, 2022 at 10:45 am

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 14:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 54' North, Longitude: 37° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 422.75 meters/second, 1521.9 kilometres/hour, 945.7 miles/hour or 821.8 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' 32.0"15.76 miWest0° 00' 09.3"0.18 miNorth15.76 mi
1 hour14° 31' 58.0"945.28 miWest0° 09' 20.2"10.70 miNorth944.87 mi
24 hours11° 24' 11.5"741.80 miEast3° 17' 06.0"226.01 miNorth767.70 mi

Locations with the Moon near zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Port SudanTue 4:08 pm33 km20 miles18 nmSouth-southeast SSE
JeddahTue 5:08 pm281 km175 miles152 nmNortheast NE
MakkahTue 5:08 pm322 km200 miles174 nmEast-northeast ENE
KerenTue 5:08 pm477 km297 miles258 nmSouth-southeast SSE
KassalaTue 4:08 pm499 km310 miles269 nmSouth S
TeseneyTue 5:08 pm533 km331 miles288 nmSouth S
AsmaraTue 5:08 pm540 km336 miles292 nmSouth-southeast SSE
MedinaTue 5:08 pm566 km352 miles306 nmNorth-northeast NNE
MendeferaTue 5:08 pm583 km362 miles315 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Khamis MushaitTue 5:08 pm615 km382 miles332 nmEast-southeast ESE

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