Moon Phases — 2011

Astronomical phases in Universal Time · 12 full moons · 13 new moons

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New moon New moon Tue, January 4 · 09:02 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, January 12 · 11:31 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, January 19 · 21:21 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Wed, January 26 · 12:57 UT
New moon New moon Thu, February 3 · 02:30 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, February 11 · 07:18 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, February 18 · 08:34 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, February 24 · 23:26 UT
New moon New moon Fri, March 4 · 20:45 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, March 12 · 23:44 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, March 19 · 18:09 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, March 26 · 12:07 UT
New moon New moon Sun, April 3 · 14:32 UT
First quarter First quarter Mon, April 11 · 12:05 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, April 18 · 02:42 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Mon, April 25 · 02:46 UT
New moon New moon Tue, May 3 · 06:50 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, May 10 · 20:32 UT
Full moon Full moon Tue, May 17 · 11:07 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, May 24 · 18:52 UT
New moon New moon Wed, June 1 · 21:02 UT
First quarter First quarter Thu, June 9 · 02:10 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, June 15 · 20:13 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, June 23 · 11:48 UT
New moon New moon Fri, July 1 · 08:53 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, July 8 · 06:29 UT
Full moon Full moon Fri, July 15 · 06:39 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sat, July 23 · 05:01 UT
New moon New moon Sat, July 30 · 18:39 UT
First quarter First quarter Sat, August 6 · 11:08 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, August 13 · 18:58 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, August 21 · 21:54 UT
New moon New moon Mon, August 29 · 03:04 UT
First quarter First quarter Sun, September 4 · 17:39 UT
Full moon Full moon Mon, September 12 · 09:27 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Tue, September 20 · 13:38 UT
New moon New moon Tue, September 27 · 11:08 UT
First quarter First quarter Tue, October 4 · 03:15 UT
Full moon Full moon Wed, October 12 · 02:06 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Thu, October 20 · 03:30 UT
New moon New moon Wed, October 26 · 19:55 UT
First quarter First quarter Wed, November 2 · 16:38 UT
Full moon Full moon Thu, November 10 · 20:16 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Fri, November 18 · 15:09 UT
New moon New moon Fri, November 25 · 06:09 UT
First quarter First quarter Fri, December 2 · 09:52 UT
Full moon Full moon Sat, December 10 · 14:36 UT
Last quarter Last quarter Sun, December 18 · 00:47 UT
New moon New moon Sat, December 24 · 18:06 UT

The moon behind Easter

Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox — 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 17

Golden number17

Full moon Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 18

Time02:42 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 2011 falls on April 24, 2011.