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Full Moon Confirmed for July 29, 2026

National observatories provide exact peak times by time zone with visibility guidance for skywatchers.

Tonight: Crescent Moon Sits Between Venus and Jupiter in the Western Twilight

NASA Releases New Artemis II Images of the Moon’s Far Side

Artemis II Nears Close Lunar Flyby, Poised to Set New Human Distance Record

April’s Night Sky: Venus Leads, Lyrids Peak, and the “Pink Moon” Sets Easter

Webb Observations Eliminate 2032 Lunar-Impact Risk From Asteroid 2024 YR4

NASA Maps Out March 3 ‘Blood Moon,’ the Last Total Lunar Eclipse Until 2028

AI and Crowd Sleuths Home In on Rival Sites for the Long-Lost Luna 9 Lander

Far-Side Moon Samples Link South Pole–Aitken Impact to Lunar Asymmetry

Moon Meets Regulus Tonight Across North America

Perigee Full Moon Early Today Rekindles Dispute Over the 'Supermoon' Label

First Full Moon of 2026 Will Be a Supermoon on January 3

Saturn’s Close Pass With a Half‑Lit Moon Highlights Its Stationary Pause as Mercury Turns Direct

Last Quarter Moon Draws Close to Jupiter Overnight in Easy Sky Show

Chang'e-6 Rocks Reveal Cooler Lunar Far-Side Mantle by About 100°C

The Moon Is Drifting Farther From Earth by 3.8 Centimeters a Year

Partial Solar Eclipse on Sept. 21 Will Favor Southern Hemisphere

Total Lunar Eclipse to Turn Harvest Moon Red on September 7

Total Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 7–8 Will Turn the Moon Red Across Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia

Six-Planet Parade Visible Before Dawn as Mercury Hits Greatest Elongation