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Blue moons in 1885: January 30 (second full moon of the month)Β· March 30 (second full moon of the month)
Full moon Full moon Thu, January 1 · 05:26 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, January 8 · 03:36 UT
New moon New moon Fri, January 16 · 08:36 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, January 24 · 01:26 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, January 30 · 16:18 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, February 6 · 22:37 UT
New moon New moon Sun, February 15 · 02:21 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, February 22 · 10:31 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, March 1 · 03:59 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, March 8 · 18:54 UT
New moon New moon Mon, March 16 · 17:36 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, March 23 · 17:23 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, March 30 · 16:39 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, April 7 · 14:42 UT
New moon New moon Wed, April 15 · 05:51 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, April 21 · 23:20 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, April 29 · 06:13 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, May 7 · 08:43 UT
New moon New moon Thu, May 14 · 15:17 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, May 21 · 05:45 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, May 28 · 20:30 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, June 6 · 00:04 UT
New moon New moon Fri, June 12 · 22:42 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, June 19 · 13:48 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, June 27 · 11:17 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, July 5 · 12:26 UT
New moon New moon Sun, July 12 · 05:15 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, July 19 · 00:19 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, July 27 · 02:23 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, August 3 · 21:55 UT
New moon New moon Mon, August 10 · 12:13 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, August 17 · 13:46 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, August 25 · 17:26 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, September 2 · 05:15 UT
New moon New moon Tue, September 8 · 20:43 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, September 16 · 06:14 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, September 24 · 07:55 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, October 1 · 11:29 UT
New moon New moon Thu, October 8 · 07:31 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, October 16 · 01:20 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, October 23 · 21:23 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, October 30 · 17:58 UT
New moon New moon Fri, November 6 · 21:02 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, November 14 · 21:59 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, November 22 · 09:39 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, November 29 · 01:57 UT
New moon New moon Sun, December 6 · 13:16 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, December 14 · 18:21 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, December 21 · 20:58 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, December 28 · 12:21 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 moonMarch 30

Golden number5

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 30

Time16:39 UT

Difference same day

Easter 1885 falls on April 5, 1885.