Full moon of July 29, 2026 in Aquarius

Full moon in Aquarius: the heart facing the collective. On Wednesday July 29, short nights: the full Moon tops out at 20° over Paris.

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♒︎ Moon in Aquarius

The essentials

The full moon of July 29 at a glance

For you

Wednesday July 29: a time of stepping back, new ideas, and commitments to a common cause, according to tradition.

Date and time (Paris): Wednesday July 29, 2026, 16:36
The Moon: ♒︎ in Aquarius
When to look (Paris): Wednesday July 29, in the evening, from 21:46
Next full moon: August 28, 2026, in Pisces

The full moon in Aquarius in tradition

Full moon in Aquarius, Sun in Leo, between late July and late August.

The axis would weigh the heart against the collective, the wish to shine against the desire to be useful to the group, passion against friendship. Tradition would place here moments of stepping back, new ideas, commitments to a common cause. The almanacs call it the Buck Moon in July and the Sturgeon Moon in August, after a large fish that was then caught in abundance in the Great Lakes.

The Moon in: ♒︎ Aquarius
Element and mode: Air, fixed
Ruler of the sign: Saturn and Uranus
The Moon there is: No particular dignity
The Sun opposite: ♌︎ Leo
Time (Paris): July 29, 16:36

What tradition reads in every full moon →

Not a prediction: phases and dates are calculated by the site’s engine; the traditions, reported in the conditional, are not to be followed blindly. Why?

The month’s sky

The sky of July

Buck Moon, or Thunder Moon and Hay Moon in other lists: frequent storms and haymaking would have given this month its names.

Recharging a crystal → Same theme: the full moon of rituals

Calculated for this date

This full moon in figures

Exact instant (Paris): 16:36Wednesday July 29, 14:36 UTC
Earth-Moon distance: 399,605 kmNeither a supermoon nor a micromoon
Apparent size: 29.9′4% smaller than average
Moonrise in Paris: 21:46Sunset: 21:33
Highest in Paris: 20°Next moonrise: 19 minutes later
Constellation: CapricornusTropical sign: Aquarius
Nearest perigee: 363,273 kmAugust 10, 11 days and 21 hours after
Season: summer: 2nd of 329 days and 15 hours since the previous one

Calendar

The full moons of 2026

The full moons of 2026, Paris time
Date	Time	Moon in
Saturday January 311:03	11:03	♋︎ Cancer
Sunday February 123:09	23:09	♌︎ Leo
Tuesday March 312:38	12:38	♍︎ Virgo
Thursday April 204:12	04:12	♎︎ Libra
Friday May 119:23	19:23	♏︎ Scorpio
Sunday May 3110:45Blue moon: 2nd of the month	10:45	♐︎ Sagittarius
Tuesday June 3001:57	01:57	♑︎ Capricorn
Wednesday July 2916:36	16:36	♒︎ Aquarius
Friday August 2806:19	06:19	♓︎ Pisces
Saturday September 2618:49	18:49	♈︎ Aries
Monday October 2605:12	05:12	♉︎ Taurus
Tuesday November 2415:54	15:54	♊︎ Gemini
Thursday December 2402:28	02:28	♋︎ Cancer

New moons around it: July 14 (11:44, Moon in Cancer) and August 12 (19:37, Moon in Leo). All lunations of 2026 and 2027 →

How is it calculated?

Instant when the Moon is 180° from the Sun in longitude, calculated to the second by the site’s engine.

Frequently asked questions about the full moon of July 29

What time is the full moon on July 29 2026?

At 16:36 in Paris (14:36 in universal time), this Wednesday July 29: that is the instant the Moon faces the Sun. Seen from Paris, it appears in the east at 21:46, 13 minutes after sunset (21:33), and climbs to 20°. As the instant falls after noon, the night that follows is the closest for observing it.

Is the full moon of July 29 2026 a supermoon?

No, neither a supermoon nor a micromoon: the 10th closest of the 13 full moons of 2026. At the instant of the full moon, 399,605 km separate the centers of the Earth and the Moon: a disk of 29.9 minutes of arc, 4% smaller than at the average distance. Nearest perigee: on August 10, 11 days and 21 hours after, at 363,273 km.