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Blue moon in 2002: August 22 (third of four in summer)
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, January 6 · 03:54 UT
New moon New moon Sun, January 13 · 13:28 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, January 21 · 17:46 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, January 28 · 22:49 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, February 4 · 13:33 UT
New moon New moon Tue, February 12 · 07:40 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, February 20 · 12:01 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, February 27 · 09:15 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, March 6 · 01:24 UT
New moon New moon Thu, March 14 · 02:02 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, March 22 · 02:28 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, March 28 · 18:23 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, April 4 · 15:29 UT
New moon New moon Fri, April 12 · 19:21 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, April 20 · 12:48 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, April 27 · 02:58 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, May 4 · 07:16 UT
New moon New moon Sun, May 12 · 10:45 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, May 19 · 19:41 UT
Full moon Full moon Sun, May 26 · 11:50 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, June 3 · 00:05 UT
New moon New moon Mon, June 10 · 23:46 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, June 18 · 00:29 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, June 24 · 21:42 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, July 2 · 17:19 UT
New moon New moon Wed, July 10 · 10:25 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, July 17 · 04:47 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, July 24 · 09:07 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, August 1 · 10:21 UT
New moon New moon Thu, August 8 · 19:15 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, August 15 · 10:12 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, August 22 · 22:29 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, August 31 · 02:31 UT
New moon New moon Sat, September 7 · 03:10 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, September 13 · 18:08 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, September 21 · 13:59 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, September 29 · 17:02 UT
New moon New moon Sun, October 6 · 11:17 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, October 13 · 05:32 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, October 21 · 07:20 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, October 29 · 05:27 UT
New moon New moon Mon, November 4 · 20:34 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, November 11 · 20:52 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, November 20 · 01:34 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, November 27 · 15:46 UT
New moon New moon Wed, December 4 · 07:34 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, December 11 · 15:48 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, December 19 · 19:10 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, December 27 · 00:30 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 28

Golden number8

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 28

Time18:23 UT

Difference same day

Easter 2002 falls on March 31, 2002.