The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Full Moon
100.0% 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
9:07 PM
6:15 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 180.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.7° / 303.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.22° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.0° |
| 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.