The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2033
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
2:30 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1368
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.9° / 60.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.69° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.32° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.