Moon Phases 2016 — LCMS Lutheran

Blue moon in 2016: May 21 (third of four in spring)

Last quarter Sat, January 2 · 05:30 UT

New moon Sun, January 10 · 01:30 UT

First quarter Sat, January 16 · 23:26 UT

Full moon Sun, January 24 · 01:45 UT

Last quarter Mon, February 1 · 03:28 UT

New moon Mon, February 8 · 14:39 UT

First quarter Mon, February 15 · 07:46 UT

Full moon Mon, February 22 · 18:19 UT

Last quarter Tue, March 1 · 23:11 UT

New moon Wed, March 9 · 01:54 UT

First quarter Tue, March 15 · 17:03 UT

Full moon Wed, March 23 · 12:00 UT

Last quarter Thu, March 31 · 15:17 UT

New moon Thu, April 7 · 11:23 UT

First quarter Thu, April 14 · 03:59 UT

Full moon Fri, April 22 · 05:23 UT

Last quarter Sat, April 30 · 03:28 UT

New moon Fri, May 6 · 19:29 UT

First quarter Fri, May 13 · 17:02 UT

Full moon Sat, May 21 · 21:14 UT

Last quarter Sun, May 29 · 12:12 UT

New moon Sun, June 5 · 02:59 UT

First quarter Sun, June 12 · 08:10 UT

Full moon Mon, June 20 · 11:02 UT

Last quarter Mon, June 27 · 18:18 UT

New moon Mon, July 4 · 11:01 UT

First quarter Tue, July 12 · 00:52 UT

Full moon Tue, July 19 · 22:57 UT

Last quarter Tue, July 26 · 22:59 UT

New moon Tue, August 2 · 20:44 UT

First quarter Wed, August 10 · 18:21 UT

Full moon Thu, August 18 · 09:27 UT

Last quarter Thu, August 25 · 03:40 UT

New moon Thu, September 1 · 09:03 UT

First quarter Fri, September 9 · 11:49 UT

Full moon Fri, September 16 · 19:06 UT

Last quarter Fri, September 23 · 09:56 UT

New moon Sat, October 1 · 00:11 UT

First quarter Sun, October 9 · 04:33 UT

Full moon Sun, October 16 · 04:24 UT

Last quarter Sat, October 22 · 19:14 UT

New moon Sun, October 30 · 17:38 UT

First quarter Mon, November 7 · 19:51 UT

Full moon Mon, November 14 · 13:52 UT

Last quarter Mon, November 21 · 08:33 UT

New moon Tue, November 29 · 12:18 UT

First quarter Wed, December 7 · 09:03 UT

Full moon Wed, December 14 · 00:05 UT

Last quarter Wed, December 21 · 01:55 UT

New moon Thu, December 29 · 06:53 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 moonMarch 23

Golden number3

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 23

Time12:00 UT

Difference same day

Easter 2016 falls on March 27, 2016.

Moon Phases — 2016

The moon behind Easter