The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 29, 1950
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
6:37 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 341
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 | 186.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 295.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.27° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.04° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| 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.