The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2033
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
12:27 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1368
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -13.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.21° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.95° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.