Moon Phases 161 — 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 161: August 23 (third of four in summer)

Last quarter Mon, January 6 · 10:48 UT

New moon Tue, January 14 · 06:48 UT

First quarter Wed, January 22 · 10:33 UT

Full moon Wed, January 29 · 06:23 UT

Last quarter Tue, February 4 · 23:22 UT

New moon Thu, February 13 · 01:15 UT

First quarter Fri, February 21 · 00:14 UT

Full moon Thu, February 27 · 15:30 UT

Last quarter Thu, March 6 · 14:08 UT

New moon Fri, March 14 · 18:20 UT

First quarter Sat, March 22 · 09:51 UT

Full moon Sat, March 29 · 00:11 UT

Last quarter Sat, April 5 · 06:25 UT

New moon Sun, April 13 · 09:16 UT

First quarter Sun, April 20 · 16:13 UT

Full moon Sun, April 27 · 09:15 UT

Last quarter Sun, May 4 · 23:28 UT

New moon Mon, May 12 · 21:42 UT

First quarter Mon, May 19 · 20:44 UT

Full moon Mon, May 26 · 19:26 UT

Last quarter Tue, June 3 · 16:39 UT

New moon Wed, June 11 · 07:49 UT

First quarter Wed, June 18 · 01:02 UT

Full moon Wed, June 25 · 07:13 UT

Last quarter Thu, July 3 · 09:21 UT

New moon Thu, July 10 · 16:14 UT

First quarter Thu, July 17 · 06:46 UT

Full moon Thu, July 24 · 20:57 UT

Last quarter Sat, August 2 · 00:58 UT

New moon Fri, August 8 · 23:55 UT

First quarter Fri, August 15 · 15:15 UT

Full moon Sat, August 23 · 12:43 UT

Last quarter Sun, August 31 · 14:50 UT

New moon Sun, September 7 · 08:01 UT

First quarter Sun, September 14 · 03:25 UT

Full moon Mon, September 22 · 06:09 UT

Last quarter Tue, September 30 · 02:38 UT

New moon Mon, October 6 · 17:29 UT

First quarter Mon, October 13 · 19:32 UT

Full moon Wed, October 22 · 00:14 UT

Last quarter Wed, October 29 · 12:28 UT

New moon Wed, November 5 · 04:50 UT

First quarter Wed, November 12 · 15:09 UT

Full moon Thu, November 20 · 17:29 UT

Last quarter Thu, November 27 · 20:58 UT

New moon Thu, December 4 · 18:08 UT

First quarter Fri, December 12 · 12:58 UT

Full moon Sat, December 20 · 08:41 UT

Last quarter Sat, December 27 · 05:02 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 27

Golden number10

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 29

Time00:11 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 161 falls on March 30, 161.

Moon Phases — 161

The moon behind Easter