Moon Phases 101 — LCMS Lutheran

Historical note. Dates before the 1582 reform are shown on the Julian calendar. The astronomical positions are computed but approximate this far back — the lunar theory drifts by roughly a day across two millennia. The date of Easter shown is a retrojection: before the Council of Nicaea (325) there was no single agreed Easter (the Paschal Controversy).

Blue moons in 101: February 1 (second full moon of the month)· April 1 (second full moon of the month)

Full moon Sun, January 3 · 07:32 UT

Last quarter Sun, January 10 · 11:15 UT

New moon Sun, January 17 · 07:48 UT

First quarter Mon, January 25 · 03:24 UT

Full moon Mon, February 1 · 22:09 UT

Last quarter Mon, February 8 · 18:21 UT

New moon Mon, February 15 · 22:04 UT

First quarter Tue, February 23 · 23:33 UT

Full moon Wed, March 3 · 09:53 UT

Last quarter Wed, March 10 · 01:18 UT

New moon Wed, March 17 · 13:12 UT

First quarter Thu, March 25 · 17:08 UT

Full moon Thu, April 1 · 18:57 UT

Last quarter Thu, April 8 · 09:15 UT

New moon Fri, April 16 · 04:37 UT

First quarter Sat, April 24 · 07:20 UT

Full moon Sat, May 1 · 02:13 UT

Last quarter Fri, May 7 · 19:02 UT

New moon Sat, May 15 · 19:52 UT

First quarter Sun, May 23 · 18:04 UT

Full moon Sun, May 30 · 08:49 UT

Last quarter Sun, June 6 · 07:10 UT

New moon Mon, June 14 · 10:38 UT

First quarter Tue, June 22 · 01:49 UT

Full moon Mon, June 28 · 15:59 UT

Last quarter Mon, July 5 · 21:48 UT

New moon Wed, July 14 · 00:36 UT

First quarter Wed, July 21 · 07:38 UT

Full moon Wed, July 28 · 00:49 UT

Last quarter Wed, August 4 · 14:48 UT

New moon Thu, August 12 · 13:33 UT

First quarter Thu, August 19 · 12:53 UT

Full moon Thu, August 26 · 12:05 UT

Last quarter Fri, September 3 · 09:41 UT

New moon Sat, September 11 · 01:21 UT

First quarter Fri, September 17 · 19:04 UT

Full moon Sat, September 25 · 02:10 UT

Last quarter Sun, October 3 · 05:22 UT

New moon Sun, October 10 · 12:17 UT

First quarter Sun, October 17 · 03:32 UT

Full moon Sun, October 24 · 19:03 UT

Last quarter Tue, November 2 · 00:13 UT

New moon Mon, November 8 · 22:51 UT

First quarter Mon, November 15 · 15:07 UT

Full moon Tue, November 23 · 14:05 UT

Last quarter Wed, December 1 · 16:34 UT

New moon Wed, December 8 · 09:33 UT

First quarter Wed, December 15 · 06:00 UT

Full moon Thu, December 23 · 09:53 UT

Last quarter Fri, December 31 · 05:28 UT

The moon behind Easter

Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox — but the Church reckons this with a tabular ("ecclesiastical") moon and a fixed equinox of March 21, not the astronomical sky. The two usually agree to the day, but not always.

Ecclesiastical (computus)

Equinox (fixed)March 21

Paschal full moonMarch 30

Golden number7

Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 1

Time18:57 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 101 falls on April 4, 101.

Moon Phases — 101

The moon behind Easter