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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 = Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 14:34:12.

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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: 2%

Previous phase Third Quarter Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 8:51 pm
Next phase New Moon Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 1:43 am

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 14:34:12 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 01'  South , Longitude: 57° 31'  West

The ground speed is currently 399.49 meters/second, 1438.2 kilometres/hour, 893.6 miles/hour or 776.6 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
Later Degrees Distance Direction Degrees Distance Direction Distance
1 minute 0° 14' 29.5" 14.89 mi West 0° 00' 04.3" 0.08 mi South 14.89 mi
1 hour 14° 29' 28.7" 893.11 mi West 0° 04' 20.8" 4.99 mi South 892.83 mi
24 hours 12° 24' 24.9" 764.76 mi East 1° 07' 55.3" 77.95 mi South 764.84 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
Formosa Thu 11:34 am 113 km 70 miles 61 nm Northwest NW
Corrientes Thu 11:34 am 139 km 86 miles 75 nm West-southwest WSW
Resistencia Thu 11:34 am 153 km 95 miles 82 nm West-southwest WSW
Posadas Thu 11:34 am 166 km 103 miles 90 nm East-southeast ESE
Encarnación Thu 11:34 am 168 km 104 miles 91 nm East-southeast ESE
Asuncion Thu 11:34 am 193 km 120 miles 104 nm North N
Caraguatay Thu 11:34 am 209 km 130 miles 113 nm North-northeast NNE
Ciudad del Este Thu 11:34 am 335 km 208 miles 181 nm East-northeast ENE
Foz do Iguaçu Thu 11:34 am 336 km 209 miles 181 nm East-northeast ENE
Artigas Thu 11:34 am 389 km 242 miles 210 nm South-southeast SSE

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