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Blue moons in 1961: January 31 (second full moon of the month)Β· April 30 (second full moon of the month)
Full moon Full moon Sun, January 1 · 23:06 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, January 10 · 03:02 UT
New moon New moon Mon, January 16 · 21:29 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, January 23 · 16:13 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, January 31 · 18:46 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, February 8 · 16:49 UT
New moon New moon Wed, February 15 · 08:10 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, February 22 · 08:34 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, March 2 · 13:33 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, March 10 · 02:57 UT
New moon New moon Thu, March 16 · 18:50 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, March 24 · 02:47 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, April 1 · 05:46 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, April 8 · 10:15 UT
New moon New moon Sat, April 15 · 05:37 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, April 22 · 21:49 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, April 30 · 18:39 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, May 7 · 15:57 UT
New moon New moon Sun, May 14 · 16:54 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, May 22 · 16:18 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, May 30 · 04:36 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, June 5 · 21:18 UT
New moon New moon Tue, June 13 · 05:16 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, June 21 · 09:01 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, June 28 · 12:37 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, July 5 · 03:32 UT
New moon New moon Wed, July 12 · 19:11 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, July 20 · 23:13 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, July 27 · 19:50 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, August 3 · 11:47 UT
New moon New moon Fri, August 11 · 10:35 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, August 19 · 10:51 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, August 26 · 03:13 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, September 1 · 23:05 UT
New moon New moon Sun, September 10 · 02:49 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, September 17 · 20:23 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, September 24 · 11:34 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, October 1 · 14:09 UT
New moon New moon Mon, October 9 · 18:52 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, October 17 · 04:34 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, October 23 · 21:31 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, October 31 · 08:58 UT
New moon New moon Wed, November 8 · 09:58 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, November 15 · 12:12 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, November 22 · 09:44 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, November 30 · 06:18 UT
New moon New moon Thu, December 7 · 23:51 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, December 14 · 20:05 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, December 22 · 00:42 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, December 30 · 03:56 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 31

Golden number5

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 1

Time05:46 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 1961 falls on April 2, 1961.