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Blue moon in 1953: November 20 (third of four in autumn)
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, January 8 · 10:08 UT
New moon New moon Thu, January 15 · 14:08 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, January 22 · 05:42 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, January 29 · 23:43 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, February 7 · 04:09 UT
New moon New moon Sat, February 14 · 01:10 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, February 20 · 17:44 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, February 28 · 18:57 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, March 8 · 18:26 UT
New moon New moon Sun, March 15 · 11:04 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, March 22 · 08:10 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, March 30 · 12:53 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, April 7 · 04:58 UT
New moon New moon Mon, April 13 · 20:08 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, April 21 · 00:40 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, April 29 · 04:19 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, May 6 · 12:20 UT
New moon New moon Wed, May 13 · 05:05 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, May 20 · 18:20 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, May 28 · 17:02 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, June 4 · 17:35 UT
New moon New moon Thu, June 11 · 14:54 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, June 19 · 12:00 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, June 27 · 03:29 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, July 3 · 22:03 UT
New moon New moon Sat, July 11 · 02:28 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, July 19 · 04:47 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, July 26 · 12:20 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, August 2 · 03:16 UT
New moon New moon Sun, August 9 · 16:09 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, August 17 · 20:07 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, August 24 · 20:21 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, August 31 · 10:46 UT
New moon New moon Tue, September 8 · 07:47 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, September 16 · 09:49 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, September 23 · 04:16 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, September 29 · 21:51 UT
New moon New moon Thu, October 8 · 00:40 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, October 15 · 21:44 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, October 22 · 12:56 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, October 29 · 13:09 UT
New moon New moon Fri, November 6 · 17:57 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, November 14 · 07:52 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, November 20 · 23:12 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, November 28 · 08:15 UT
New moon New moon Sun, December 6 · 10:47 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, December 13 · 16:30 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, December 20 · 11:43 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, December 28 · 05:43 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 30

Golden number16

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 30

Time12:53 UT

Difference same day

Easter 1953 falls on April 5, 1953.