Moon Phases — 1523
Astronomical phases in Universal Time · 12 full moons · 12 new moons · Julian calendar
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.
First quarter
Fri, December 26 · 04:03 UT
Full moon
Thu, January 1 · 23:00 UT
Last quarter
Thu, January 8 · 17:04 UT
New moon
Fri, January 16 · 19:12 UT
First quarter
Sat, January 24 · 18:18 UT
Full moon
Sat, January 31 · 09:30 UT
Last quarter
Sat, February 7 · 09:10 UT
New moon
Sun, February 15 · 14:00 UT
First quarter
Mon, February 23 · 04:44 UT
Full moon
Sun, March 1 · 20:01 UT
Last quarter
Mon, March 9 · 03:03 UT
New moon
Tue, March 17 · 06:27 UT
First quarter
Tue, March 24 · 12:05 UT
Full moon
Tue, March 31 · 06:41 UT
Last quarter
Tue, April 7 · 21:45 UT
New moon
Wed, April 15 · 19:40 UT
First quarter
Wed, April 22 · 17:40 UT
Full moon
Wed, April 29 · 17:49 UT
Last quarter
Thu, May 7 · 16:06 UT
New moon
Fri, May 15 · 05:50 UT
First quarter
Thu, May 21 · 22:50 UT
Full moon
Fri, May 29 · 05:56 UT
Last quarter
Sat, June 6 · 08:59 UT
New moon
Sat, June 13 · 13:53 UT
First quarter
Sat, June 20 · 04:52 UT
Full moon
Sat, June 27 · 19:30 UT
Last quarter
Sun, July 5 · 23:35 UT
New moon
Sun, July 12 · 21:00 UT
First quarter
Sun, July 19 · 12:55 UT
Full moon
Mon, July 27 · 10:41 UT
Last quarter
Tue, August 4 · 11:39 UT
New moon
Tue, August 11 · 04:20 UT
First quarter
Mon, August 17 · 23:57 UT
Full moon
Wed, August 26 · 02:58 UT
Last quarter
Wed, September 2 · 21:31 UT
New moon
Wed, September 9 · 12:42 UT
First quarter
Wed, September 16 · 14:41 UT
Full moon
Thu, September 24 · 19:22 UT
Last quarter
Fri, October 2 · 05:54 UT
New moon
Thu, October 8 · 22:43 UT
First quarter
Fri, October 16 · 09:12 UT
Full moon
Sat, October 24 · 10:54 UT
Last quarter
Sat, October 31 · 13:39 UT
New moon
Sat, November 7 · 10:54 UT
First quarter
Sun, November 15 · 06:29 UT
Full moon
Mon, November 23 · 01:04 UT
Last quarter
Sun, November 29 · 21:35 UT
New moon
Mon, December 7 · 01:37 UT
First quarter
Tue, December 15 · 04:23 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 2
Golden number4
Astronomical
Nearest full moonMarch 31
Time06:41 UT
Difference 2 days
Easter 1523 falls on April 5, 1523.