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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, February 16, 2016 at 6:40:00 AM.

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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: 61%

Previous phaseFirst QuarterMonday, February 15, 2016 at 7:48 AM
Next phaseFull MoonMonday, February 22, 2016 at 6:21 PM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 06:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 47' North, Longitude: 177° 20' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.95 meters/second, 1540.6 km/hour, 957.3 miles/hour or 831.9 knots. The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 27.0"15.95 miWest0° 00' 04.2"0.08 miNorth15.95 mi
1 hour14° 27' 01.9"957.07 miWest0° 04' 17.6"4.92 miNorth956.90 mi
24 hours13° 10' 08.1"872.22 miEast1° 13' 48.6"84.60 miNorth873.44 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

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

LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
MidwayMon 7:40 PM1267 km787 miles684 nmNorth N
MajuroTue 6:40 PM1629 km1012 miles880 nmSouthwest SW
Wake IslandTue 6:40 PM1718 km1068 miles928 nmWest-northwest WNW
Baker IslandMon 6:40 PM1836 km1141 miles992 nmSouth S
TarawaTue 6:40 PM2002 km1244 miles1081 nmSouth-southwest SSW
HonoluluMon 8:40 PM2109 km1311 miles1139 nmEast-northeast ENE
YarenTue 6:40 PM2580 km1603 miles1393 nmSouthwest SW
KiritimatiTue 8:40 PM2742 km1704 miles1480 nmSoutheast SE
FunafutiTue 6:40 PM2824 km1755 miles1525 nmSouth S
PalikirTue 5:40 PM2880 km1789 miles1555 nmWest-southwest WSW

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