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Blue moon in 1981: May 19 (third of four in spring)
New moon New moon Tue, January 6 · 07:24 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, January 13 · 10:10 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, January 20 · 07:38 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, January 28 · 04:18 UT
New moon New moon Wed, February 4 · 22:13 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, February 11 · 17:49 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, February 18 · 22:57 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, February 27 · 01:14 UT
New moon New moon Fri, March 6 · 10:30 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, March 13 · 01:50 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, March 20 · 15:21 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, March 28 · 19:34 UT
New moon New moon Sat, April 4 · 20:19 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, April 11 · 11:10 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, April 19 · 07:58 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, April 27 · 10:14 UT
New moon New moon Mon, May 4 · 04:19 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, May 10 · 22:21 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, May 19 · 00:03 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, May 26 · 21:00 UT
New moon New moon Tue, June 2 · 11:31 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, June 9 · 11:33 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, June 17 · 15:04 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, June 25 · 04:25 UT
New moon New moon Wed, July 1 · 19:03 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, July 9 · 02:39 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, July 17 · 04:39 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, July 24 · 09:39 UT
New moon New moon Fri, July 31 · 03:52 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, August 7 · 19:26 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, August 15 · 16:37 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, August 22 · 14:15 UT
New moon New moon Sat, August 29 · 14:43 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, September 6 · 13:25 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, September 14 · 03:09 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, September 20 · 19:47 UT
New moon New moon Mon, September 28 · 04:07 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, October 6 · 07:45 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, October 13 · 12:50 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, October 20 · 03:40 UT
New moon New moon Tue, October 27 · 20:13 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, November 5 · 01:09 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, November 11 · 22:27 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, November 18 · 14:53 UT
New moon New moon Thu, November 26 · 14:38 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, December 4 · 16:22 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, December 11 · 08:41 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, December 18 · 05:47 UT
New moon New moon Sat, December 26 · 10:10 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 18

Golden number6

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 19

Time07:58 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 1981 falls on April 19, 1981.