The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 2033
Waxing Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
1:52 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1363
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.23° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.81° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.28° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.