Moon Phases 1556 — 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.

Blue moon in 1556: August 20 (second full moon of the month)

Full moon Sat, December 28 · 00:14 UT

Last quarter Sat, January 4 · 20:31 UT

New moon Sun, January 12 · 14:40 UT

First quarter Sun, January 19 · 09:55 UT

Full moon Sun, January 26 · 15:27 UT

Last quarter Mon, February 3 · 17:54 UT

New moon Tue, February 11 · 02:45 UT

First quarter Mon, February 17 · 18:27 UT

Full moon Tue, February 25 · 07:47 UT

Last quarter Wed, March 4 · 12:37 UT

New moon Wed, March 11 · 12:37 UT

First quarter Wed, March 18 · 04:12 UT

Full moon Thu, March 26 · 00:40 UT

Last quarter Fri, April 3 · 03:20 UT

New moon Thu, April 9 · 21:01 UT

First quarter Thu, April 16 · 15:33 UT

Full moon Fri, April 24 · 17:17 UT

Last quarter Sat, May 2 · 13:55 UT

New moon Sat, May 9 · 04:45 UT

First quarter Sat, May 16 · 04:42 UT

Full moon Sun, May 24 · 08:42 UT

Last quarter Sun, May 31 · 21:11 UT

New moon Sun, June 7 · 12:33 UT

First quarter Sun, June 14 · 19:48 UT

Full moon Mon, June 22 · 22:11 UT

Last quarter Tue, June 30 · 02:28 UT

New moon Mon, July 6 · 21:13 UT

First quarter Tue, July 14 · 12:41 UT

Full moon Wed, July 22 · 09:40 UT

Last quarter Wed, July 29 · 07:12 UT

New moon Wed, August 5 · 07:37 UT

First quarter Thu, August 13 · 06:44 UT

Full moon Thu, August 20 · 19:40 UT

Last quarter Thu, August 27 · 12:47 UT

New moon Thu, September 3 · 20:36 UT

First quarter Sat, September 12 · 00:47 UT

Full moon Sat, September 19 · 05:07 UT

Last quarter Fri, September 25 · 20:27 UT

New moon Sat, October 3 · 12:37 UT

First quarter Sun, October 11 · 17:37 UT

Full moon Sun, October 18 · 14:49 UT

Last quarter Sun, October 25 · 07:14 UT

New moon Mon, November 2 · 07:12 UT

First quarter Tue, November 10 · 08:21 UT

Full moon Tue, November 17 · 01:13 UT

Last quarter Mon, November 23 · 21:48 UT

New moon Wed, December 2 · 02:46 UT

First quarter Wed, December 9 · 20:40 UT

Full moon Wed, December 16 · 12:21 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 29

Golden number18

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 26

Time00:40 UT

Difference 3 days

Easter 1556 falls on April 5, 1556.

Moon Phases — 1556

The moon behind Easter