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Blue moon in 1970: May 21 (third of four in spring)
New moon New moon Wed, January 7 · 20:35 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, January 14 · 13:18 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, January 22 · 12:55 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, January 30 · 14:38 UT
New moon New moon Fri, February 6 · 07:12 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, February 13 · 04:10 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, February 21 · 08:17 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, March 1 · 02:33 UT
New moon New moon Sat, March 7 · 17:42 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, March 14 · 21:15 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, March 23 · 01:51 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, March 30 · 11:04 UT
New moon New moon Mon, April 6 · 04:09 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, April 13 · 15:43 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, April 21 · 16:20 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, April 28 · 17:18 UT
New moon New moon Tue, May 5 · 14:50 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, May 13 · 10:26 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, May 21 · 03:37 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, May 27 · 22:31 UT
New moon New moon Thu, June 4 · 02:21 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, June 12 · 04:06 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, June 19 · 12:27 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, June 26 · 04:01 UT
New moon New moon Fri, July 3 · 15:17 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, July 11 · 19:42 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, July 18 · 19:58 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, July 25 · 10:59 UT
New moon New moon Sun, August 2 · 05:58 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, August 10 · 08:49 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, August 17 · 03:15 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, August 23 · 20:34 UT
New moon New moon Mon, August 31 · 22:01 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, September 8 · 19:38 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, September 15 · 11:10 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, September 22 · 09:41 UT
New moon New moon Wed, September 30 · 14:31 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, October 8 · 04:42 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, October 14 · 20:22 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, October 22 · 02:47 UT
New moon New moon Fri, October 30 · 06:27 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, November 6 · 12:46 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, November 13 · 07:28 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, November 20 · 23:13 UT
New moon New moon Sat, November 28 · 21:13 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, December 5 · 20:35 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, December 12 · 21:03 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, December 20 · 21:08 UT
New moon New moon Mon, December 28 · 10:42 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

Time01:51 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 1970 falls on March 29, 1970.