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Blue moon in 1971: December 31 (second full moon of the month)
First quarter First quarter Mon, January 4 · 04:54 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, January 11 · 13:20 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, January 19 · 18:08 UT
New moon New moon Tue, January 26 · 22:54 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, February 2 · 14:30 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, February 10 · 07:40 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, February 18 · 12:13 UT
New moon New moon Thu, February 25 · 09:48 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, March 4 · 02:00 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, March 12 · 02:32 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, March 20 · 02:29 UT
New moon New moon Fri, March 26 · 19:23 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, April 2 · 15:45 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, April 10 · 20:08 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, April 18 · 12:57 UT
New moon New moon Sun, April 25 · 04:01 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, May 2 · 07:33 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, May 10 · 11:22 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, May 17 · 20:14 UT
New moon New moon Mon, May 24 · 12:31 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, June 1 · 00:42 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, June 9 · 00:03 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, June 16 · 01:24 UT
New moon New moon Tue, June 22 · 21:57 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, June 30 · 18:10 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, July 8 · 10:36 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, July 15 · 05:46 UT
New moon New moon Thu, July 22 · 09:15 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, July 30 · 11:06 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, August 6 · 19:42 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, August 13 · 10:55 UT
New moon New moon Fri, August 20 · 22:53 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, August 29 · 02:56 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, September 5 · 04:03 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, September 11 · 18:23 UT
New moon New moon Sun, September 19 · 14:42 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, September 27 · 17:17 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, October 4 · 12:20 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, October 11 · 05:29 UT
New moon New moon Tue, October 19 · 07:59 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, October 27 · 05:54 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, November 2 · 21:20 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, November 9 · 20:51 UT
New moon New moon Thu, November 18 · 01:45 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, November 25 · 16:36 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, December 2 · 07:48 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, December 9 · 16:02 UT
New moon New moon Fri, December 17 · 19:02 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, December 25 · 01:35 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, December 31 · 20:19 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 10

Golden number15

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 10

Time20:08 UT

Difference same day

Easter 1971 falls on April 11, 1971.