Full Moon
The August full moon is exact on Wednesday, 10 August 2033 at 18:09 UTC, with the Moon in Aquarius and 100% of the disc lit.
A full moon in Aquarius clarifies where you sit in a group: the community you have outgrown, the cause that is carrying you, the friendship that turned into an obligation. With a Leo Sun opposite, the question is whether belonging still leaves room for you. Leaving one thing is more useful than joining another.
| Month | Date | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15 January 2033 | Cancer |
| February | 14 February 2033 | Leo |
| March | 16 March 2033 | Virgo |
| April | 14 April 2033 | Libra |
| May | 14 May 2033 | Scorpio |
| June | 12 June 2033 | Sagittarius |
| July | 12 July 2033 | Capricorn |
| August (this page) | 10 August 2033 | Aquarius |
| September | 9 September 2033 | Pisces |
| October | 8 October 2033 | Aries |
| November | 6 November 2033 | Taurus |
| December | 6 December 2033 | Gemini |
Dates are Universal Time (UT). A station close to midnight can fall on the previous day in the Americas and on the next day in Europe.
Wednesday 10 August 2033, at 18:09 UTC. That is the instant the Moon stands opposite the Sun: 100% of the disc is lit and the Moon is in Aquarius. The instant is the same everywhere — only the clock reading differs.
Aquarius, because at the moment of a full moon the Moon sits opposite the Sun and takes the facing sign. It advances by roughly one sign a month, so no two consecutive full moons repeat it.
18:09 UTC is Universal Time. Take five hours off for New York, add one or two for Madrid, add ten or eleven for Sydney. When the instant falls near midnight your local date lands a day either side of 10 August 2033.
9 September 2033, in Pisces. Two full moons are 29 or 30 days apart, so the next one normally falls in the following calendar month; the table above lists every full moon of 2033.
Finish rather than begin: settle the debt, return what you borrowed, send the thing sitting in drafts. The disc reads full to the eye for about a day either side of 18:09 UTC on 10 August 2033, and practice allows that whole window. Starting things belongs to the new moon a fortnight later.