Moon Phases 2018 — LCMS Lutheran

Blue moons in 2018: January 31 (second full moon of the month)· March 31 (second full moon of the month)

Full moon Tue, January 2 · 02:24 UT

Last quarter Mon, January 8 · 22:25 UT

New moon Wed, January 17 · 02:17 UT

First quarter Wed, January 24 · 22:20 UT

Full moon Wed, January 31 · 13:26 UT

Last quarter Wed, February 7 · 15:54 UT

New moon Thu, February 15 · 21:05 UT

First quarter Fri, February 23 · 08:09 UT

Full moon Fri, March 2 · 00:50 UT

Last quarter Fri, March 9 · 11:19 UT

New moon Sat, March 17 · 13:11 UT

First quarter Sat, March 24 · 15:35 UT

Full moon Sat, March 31 · 12:35 UT

Last quarter Sun, April 8 · 07:17 UT

New moon Mon, April 16 · 01:57 UT

First quarter Sun, April 22 · 21:45 UT

Full moon Mon, April 30 · 00:57 UT

Last quarter Tue, May 8 · 02:08 UT

New moon Tue, May 15 · 11:47 UT

First quarter Tue, May 22 · 03:49 UT

Full moon Tue, May 29 · 14:19 UT

Last quarter Wed, June 6 · 18:31 UT

New moon Wed, June 13 · 19:43 UT

First quarter Wed, June 20 · 10:50 UT

Full moon Thu, June 28 · 04:53 UT

Last quarter Fri, July 6 · 07:50 UT

New moon Fri, July 13 · 02:47 UT

First quarter Thu, July 19 · 19:52 UT

Full moon Fri, July 27 · 20:20 UT

Last quarter Sat, August 4 · 18:18 UT

New moon Sat, August 11 · 09:57 UT

First quarter Sat, August 18 · 07:48 UT

Full moon Sun, August 26 · 11:56 UT

Last quarter Mon, September 3 · 02:37 UT

New moon Sun, September 9 · 18:01 UT

First quarter Sun, September 16 · 23:15 UT

Full moon Tue, September 25 · 02:53 UT

Last quarter Tue, October 2 · 09:45 UT

New moon Tue, October 9 · 03:46 UT

First quarter Tue, October 16 · 18:01 UT

Full moon Wed, October 24 · 16:45 UT

Last quarter Wed, October 31 · 16:40 UT

New moon Wed, November 7 · 16:01 UT

First quarter Thu, November 15 · 14:54 UT

Full moon Fri, November 23 · 05:39 UT

Last quarter Fri, November 30 · 00:18 UT

New moon Fri, December 7 · 07:20 UT

First quarter Sat, December 15 · 11:49 UT

Full moon Sat, December 22 · 17:48 UT

Last quarter Sat, December 29 · 09:34 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 31

Golden number5

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 31

Time12:35 UT

Difference same day

Easter 2018 falls on April 1, 2018.

Moon Phases — 2018

The moon behind Easter