Moon Phases 172 — 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 172: August 21 (third of four in summer)

Last quarter Sun, January 6 · 10:37 UT

New moon Sun, January 13 · 04:58 UT

First quarter Sun, January 20 · 20:14 UT

Full moon Mon, January 28 · 18:36 UT

Last quarter Mon, February 4 · 18:24 UT

New moon Mon, February 11 · 17:56 UT

First quarter Tue, February 19 · 17:10 UT

Full moon Wed, February 27 · 07:09 UT

Last quarter Wed, March 5 · 01:13 UT

New moon Wed, March 12 · 08:07 UT

First quarter Thu, March 20 · 11:50 UT

Full moon Thu, March 27 · 17:14 UT

Last quarter Thu, April 3 · 08:10 UT

New moon Thu, April 10 · 23:20 UT

First quarter Sat, April 19 · 03:12 UT

Full moon Sat, April 26 · 01:24 UT

Last quarter Fri, May 2 · 16:23 UT

New moon Sat, May 10 · 14:53 UT

First quarter Sun, May 18 · 15:14 UT

Full moon Sun, May 25 · 08:21 UT

Last quarter Sun, June 1 · 02:53 UT

New moon Mon, June 9 · 06:01 UT

First quarter Tue, June 17 · 00:24 UT

Full moon Mon, June 23 · 15:05 UT

Last quarter Mon, June 30 · 16:17 UT

New moon Tue, July 8 · 20:17 UT

First quarter Wed, July 16 · 07:27 UT

Full moon Tue, July 22 · 22:46 UT

Last quarter Wed, July 30 · 08:37 UT

New moon Thu, August 7 · 09:36 UT

First quarter Thu, August 14 · 13:20 UT

Full moon Thu, August 21 · 08:37 UT

Last quarter Fri, August 29 · 03:13 UT

New moon Fri, September 5 · 22:10 UT

First quarter Fri, September 12 · 19:13 UT

Full moon Fri, September 19 · 21:35 UT

Last quarter Sat, September 27 · 22:57 UT

New moon Sun, October 5 · 10:06 UT

First quarter Sun, October 12 · 02:27 UT

Full moon Sun, October 19 · 13:47 UT

Last quarter Mon, October 27 · 18:25 UT

New moon Mon, November 3 · 21:28 UT

First quarter Mon, November 10 · 12:19 UT

Full moon Tue, November 18 · 08:27 UT

Last quarter Wed, November 26 · 12:12 UT

New moon Wed, December 3 · 08:18 UT

First quarter Wed, December 10 · 01:35 UT

Full moon Thu, December 18 · 04:02 UT

Last quarter Fri, December 26 · 03:04 UT

New moon Thu, January 1 · 18:47 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 25

Golden number2

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 27

Time17:14 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 172 falls on March 30, 172.

Moon Phases — 172

The moon behind Easter