The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 29, 2178
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
6:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3161
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 | 179.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 312.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -15.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.69° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.8° |
| 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.