The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 29, 2140
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
6:08 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 177.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.1° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.42° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.