Moon Phases 1940 — LCMS Lutheran

Blue moon in 1940: May 21 (third of four in spring)

Last quarter Tue, January 2 · 04:56 UT

New moon Tue, January 9 · 13:52 UT

First quarter Wed, January 17 · 18:20 UT

Full moon Wed, January 24 · 23:21 UT

Last quarter Wed, January 31 · 14:47 UT

New moon Thu, February 8 · 07:44 UT

First quarter Fri, February 16 · 12:55 UT

Full moon Fri, February 23 · 09:54 UT

Last quarter Fri, March 1 · 02:35 UT

New moon Sat, March 9 · 02:22 UT

First quarter Sun, March 17 · 03:24 UT

Full moon Sat, March 23 · 19:32 UT

Last quarter Sat, March 30 · 16:19 UT

New moon Sun, April 7 · 20:18 UT

First quarter Mon, April 15 · 13:45 UT

Full moon Mon, April 22 · 04:35 UT

Last quarter Mon, April 29 · 07:48 UT

New moon Tue, May 7 · 12:06 UT

First quarter Tue, May 14 · 20:50 UT

Full moon Tue, May 21 · 13:31 UT

Last quarter Wed, May 29 · 00:40 UT

New moon Thu, June 6 · 01:04 UT

First quarter Thu, June 13 · 01:59 UT

Full moon Wed, June 19 · 23:01 UT

Last quarter Thu, June 27 · 18:12 UT

New moon Fri, July 5 · 11:27 UT

First quarter Fri, July 12 · 06:35 UT

Full moon Fri, July 19 · 09:55 UT

Last quarter Sat, July 27 · 11:29 UT

New moon Sat, August 3 · 20:08 UT

First quarter Sat, August 10 · 12:00 UT

Full moon Sat, August 17 · 23:03 UT

Last quarter Mon, August 26 · 03:32 UT

New moon Mon, September 2 · 04:14 UT

First quarter Sun, September 8 · 19:31 UT

Full moon Mon, September 16 · 14:41 UT

Last quarter Tue, September 24 · 17:46 UT

New moon Tue, October 1 · 12:41 UT

First quarter Tue, October 8 · 06:18 UT

Full moon Wed, October 16 · 08:15 UT

Last quarter Thu, October 24 · 06:04 UT

New moon Wed, October 30 · 22:02 UT

First quarter Wed, November 6 · 21:07 UT

Full moon Fri, November 15 · 02:23 UT

Last quarter Fri, November 22 · 16:36 UT

New moon Fri, November 29 · 08:41 UT

First quarter Fri, December 6 · 16:00 UT

Full moon Sat, December 14 · 19:37 UT

Last quarter Sun, December 22 · 01:44 UT

New moon Sat, December 28 · 20:55 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 23

Golden number3

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 23

Time19:32 UT

Difference same day

Easter 1940 falls on March 24, 1940.

Moon Phases — 1940

The moon behind Easter