Moon Phases 121 — 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 moon in 121: May 19 (third of four in spring)

New moon Sun, January 6 · 21:15 UT

First quarter Sun, January 13 · 13:14 UT

Full moon Mon, January 21 · 12:29 UT

Last quarter Tue, January 29 · 13:53 UT

New moon Tue, February 5 · 07:33 UT

First quarter Tue, February 12 · 02:54 UT

Full moon Wed, February 20 · 07:01 UT

Last quarter Thu, February 28 · 01:28 UT

New moon Wed, March 6 · 16:49 UT

First quarter Wed, March 13 · 18:45 UT

Full moon Thu, March 21 · 23:15 UT

Last quarter Fri, March 29 · 09:38 UT

New moon Fri, April 5 · 01:37 UT

First quarter Fri, April 12 · 12:04 UT

Full moon Sat, April 20 · 12:39 UT

Last quarter Sat, April 27 · 15:20 UT

New moon Sat, May 4 · 10:56 UT

First quarter Sun, May 12 · 05:45 UT

Full moon Sun, May 19 · 23:36 UT

Last quarter Sun, May 26 · 19:49 UT

New moon Sun, June 2 · 21:44 UT

First quarter Mon, June 10 · 22:48 UT

Full moon Tue, June 18 · 08:46 UT

Last quarter Tue, June 25 · 00:35 UT

New moon Tue, July 2 · 10:40 UT

First quarter Wed, July 10 · 14:34 UT

Full moon Wed, July 17 · 16:55 UT

Last quarter Wed, July 24 · 07:10 UT

New moon Thu, August 1 · 01:44 UT

First quarter Fri, August 9 · 04:45 UT

Full moon Fri, August 16 · 00:49 UT

Last quarter Thu, August 22 · 16:59 UT

New moon Fri, August 30 · 18:23 UT

First quarter Sat, September 7 · 17:15 UT

Full moon Sat, September 14 · 09:14 UT

Last quarter Sat, September 21 · 06:59 UT

New moon Sun, September 29 · 11:44 UT

First quarter Mon, October 7 · 04:01 UT

Full moon Sun, October 13 · 19:00 UT

Last quarter Mon, October 21 · 01:09 UT

New moon Tue, October 29 · 04:53 UT

First quarter Tue, November 5 · 13:12 UT

Full moon Tue, November 12 · 06:51 UT

Last quarter Tue, November 19 · 22:14 UT

New moon Wed, November 27 · 21:00 UT

First quarter Wed, December 4 · 21:20 UT

Full moon Wed, December 11 · 21:06 UT

Last quarter Thu, December 19 · 20:15 UT

New moon Fri, December 27 · 11:20 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 moonApril 18

Golden number8

Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 20

Time12:39 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 121 falls on April 21, 121.

Moon Phases — 121

The moon behind Easter