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Blue moon in 1951: May 21 (third of four in spring)
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, January 1 · 05:11 UT
New moon New moon Sun, January 7 · 20:09 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, January 15 · 00:22 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, January 23 · 04:46 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, January 30 · 15:13 UT
New moon New moon Tue, February 6 · 07:53 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, February 13 · 20:55 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, February 21 · 21:11 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, February 28 · 22:59 UT
New moon New moon Wed, March 7 · 20:50 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, March 15 · 17:39 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, March 23 · 10:48 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, March 30 · 05:34 UT
New moon New moon Fri, April 6 · 10:51 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, April 14 · 12:55 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, April 21 · 21:29 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, April 28 · 12:17 UT
New moon New moon Sun, May 6 · 01:35 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, May 14 · 05:31 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, May 21 · 05:44 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, May 27 · 20:16 UT
New moon New moon Mon, June 4 · 16:40 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, June 12 · 18:51 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, June 19 · 12:35 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, June 26 · 06:21 UT
New moon New moon Wed, July 4 · 07:47 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, July 12 · 04:56 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, July 18 · 19:17 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, July 25 · 18:59 UT
New moon New moon Thu, August 2 · 22:39 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, August 10 · 12:22 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, August 17 · 02:59 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, August 24 · 10:20 UT
New moon New moon Sat, September 1 · 12:49 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, September 8 · 18:16 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, September 15 · 12:39 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, September 23 · 04:13 UT
New moon New moon Mon, October 1 · 01:56 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, October 7 · 23:59 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, October 15 · 00:51 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, October 22 · 23:55 UT
New moon New moon Tue, October 30 · 13:54 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, November 6 · 06:58 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, November 13 · 15:52 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, November 21 · 20:01 UT
New moon New moon Thu, November 29 · 01:00 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, December 5 · 16:20 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, December 13 · 09:30 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, December 21 · 14:37 UT
New moon New moon Fri, December 28 · 11:43 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 22

Golden number14

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 23

Time10:48 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 1951 falls on March 25, 1951.