The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 29, 1931
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
6:11 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 106
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 298.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -22.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.10° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.74° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 150.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.