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Blue moon in 1879: August 31 (second full moon of the month)
Full moon Full moon Wed, January 8 · 11:47 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, January 15 · 11:02 UT
New moon New moon Wed, January 22 · 11:51 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, January 30 · 11:45 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, February 7 · 01:41 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, February 13 · 18:53 UT
New moon New moon Fri, February 21 · 04:03 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, March 1 · 07:58 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, March 8 · 13:08 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, March 15 · 03:41 UT
New moon New moon Sat, March 22 · 21:04 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, March 31 · 01:05 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, April 6 · 22:23 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, April 13 · 14:09 UT
New moon New moon Mon, April 21 · 13:55 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, April 29 · 14:16 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, May 6 · 06:11 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, May 13 · 02:35 UT
New moon New moon Wed, May 21 · 05:50 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, May 28 · 23:36 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, June 4 · 13:35 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, June 11 · 16:56 UT
New moon New moon Thu, June 19 · 20:19 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, June 27 · 05:56 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, July 3 · 21:37 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, July 11 · 08:54 UT
New moon New moon Sat, July 19 · 09:06 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, July 26 · 10:35 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, August 2 · 07:12 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, August 10 · 02:08 UT
New moon New moon Sun, August 17 · 20:10 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, August 24 · 15:11 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, August 31 · 18:58 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, September 8 · 20:04 UT
New moon New moon Tue, September 16 · 05:56 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, September 22 · 21:19 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, September 30 · 09:18 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, October 8 · 13:43 UT
New moon New moon Wed, October 15 · 15:09 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, October 22 · 06:18 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, October 30 · 02:10 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, November 7 · 05:55 UT
New moon New moon Fri, November 14 · 00:38 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, November 20 · 18:55 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, November 28 · 20:58 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, December 6 · 19:43 UT
New moon New moon Sat, December 13 · 11:04 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, December 20 · 11:16 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, December 28 · 16:15 UT

The moon behind Easter

Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox β€” 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 6

Golden number18

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 6

Time22:23 UT

Difference same day

Easter 1879 falls on April 13, 1879.