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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 = Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 18:54:00.

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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: 36%

Previous phaseThird QuarterTuesday, May 20, 2025 at 11:58 am
Next phaseNew MoonTuesday, May 27, 2025 at 3:02 am

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 18:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;38'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;South, Longitude: 174°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;33'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;West

The ground speed is currently 447.05 meters/second, 1609.4 kilometres/hour, 1000.0 miles/hour or 869.0 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' 31.5"16.66 miWest0° 00' 16.4"0.31 miNorth16.67 mi
1 hour14° 31' 27.1"999.81 miWest0° 16' 25.2"18.80 miNorth1000.21 mi
24 hours11° 30' 15.5"791.93 miEast6° 43' 51.1"462.47 miNorth919.46 mi

Locations with the Moon near zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
AtafuThu 7:54 am395 km246 miles213 nmSoutheast SE
Kanton IslandThu 7:54 am446 km277 miles241 nmNortheast NE
RawakiThu 7:54 am475 km295 miles256 nmEast-northeast ENE
FakaofoThu 7:54 am553 km344 miles299 nmSoutheast SE
Baker IslandWed 6:54 am679 km422 miles367 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Howland IslandWed 6:54 am748 km465 miles404 nmNorth-northwest NNW
FunafutiThu 6:54 am762 km473 miles411 nmWest-southwest WSW
Mata-UtuThu 6:54 am867 km539 miles468 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Salelologa (Savai'i)Thu 7:54 am932 km579 miles503 nmSouth-southeast SSE
ApiaThu 7:54 am957 km594 miles517 nmSouth-southeast SSE

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