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New moon New moon Thu, January 3 · 12:29 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, January 10 · 20:26 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, January 17 · 14:46 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, January 25 · 04:59 UT
New moon New moon Sat, February 2 · 04:43 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, February 9 · 04:27 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, February 16 · 04:27 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, February 24 · 02:36 UT
New moon New moon Sun, March 3 · 18:01 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, March 10 · 12:02 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, March 17 · 19:10 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, March 25 · 22:37 UT
New moon New moon Tue, April 2 · 04:37 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, April 8 · 20:04 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, April 16 · 10:46 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, April 24 · 15:18 UT
New moon New moon Wed, May 1 · 13:15 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, May 8 · 05:13 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, May 16 · 02:52 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, May 24 · 04:01 UT
New moon New moon Thu, May 30 · 20:49 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, June 6 · 16:06 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, June 14 · 18:41 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, June 22 · 13:12 UT
New moon New moon Sat, June 29 · 04:05 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, July 6 · 05:15 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, July 14 · 09:22 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, July 21 · 19:51 UT
New moon New moon Sun, July 28 · 11:53 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, August 4 · 20:55 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, August 12 · 22:26 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, August 20 · 01:16 UT
New moon New moon Mon, August 26 · 21:07 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, September 3 · 14:48 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, September 11 · 10:00 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, September 18 · 06:44 UT
New moon New moon Wed, September 25 · 08:45 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, October 3 · 09:53 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, October 10 · 20:41 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, October 17 · 13:27 UT
New moon New moon Thu, October 24 · 23:31 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, November 2 · 04:40 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, November 9 · 07:11 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, November 15 · 22:34 UT
New moon New moon Sat, November 23 · 17:23 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, December 1 · 21:47 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, December 8 · 17:52 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, December 15 · 10:57 UT
New moon New moon Mon, December 23 · 13:06 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, December 31 · 12:22 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 16

Golden number9

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 16

Time10:46 UT

Difference same day

Easter 1946 falls on April 21, 1946.