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First quarter First quarter Fri, January 5 · 11:14 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, January 13 · 07:08 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, January 21 · 11:23 UT
New moon New moon Sun, January 28 · 06:19 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, February 4 · 00:36 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, February 12 · 02:38 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, February 20 · 01:17 UT
New moon New moon Mon, February 26 · 16:45 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, March 5 · 16:22 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, March 13 · 21:13 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, March 21 · 11:22 UT
New moon New moon Wed, March 28 · 02:59 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, April 4 · 09:57 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, April 12 · 13:14 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, April 19 · 18:30 UT
New moon New moon Thu, April 26 · 13:14 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, May 4 · 04:25 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, May 12 · 02:00 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, May 18 · 23:56 UT
New moon New moon Sat, May 26 · 00:00 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, June 2 · 22:37 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, June 10 · 11:55 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, June 17 · 05:00 UT
New moon New moon Sun, June 24 · 11:57 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, July 2 · 15:23 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, July 9 · 19:59 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, July 16 · 10:58 UT
New moon New moon Tue, July 24 · 01:40 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, August 1 · 05:57 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, August 8 · 03:21 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, August 14 · 19:01 UT
New moon New moon Wed, August 22 · 17:10 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, August 30 · 18:09 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, September 6 · 10:59 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, September 13 · 06:15 UT
New moon New moon Fri, September 21 · 09:46 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, September 29 · 04:19 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, October 5 · 19:36 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, October 12 · 21:23 UT
New moon New moon Sun, October 21 · 02:23 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, October 28 · 13:05 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, November 4 · 05:47 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, November 11 · 16:24 UT
New moon New moon Mon, November 19 · 18:03 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, November 26 · 21:08 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, December 3 · 18:08 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, December 11 · 13:58 UT
New moon New moon Wed, December 19 · 08:23 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, December 26 · 05:10 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 11

Golden number4

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 12

Time13:14 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 1979 falls on April 15, 1979.