Moon Phases 243 — LCMS Lutheran

Historical note. Dates before the 1582 reform are shown on the Julian calendar. The astronomical positions are computed but approximate this far back — the lunar theory drifts by roughly a day across two millennia. The date of Easter shown is a retrojection: before the Council of Nicaea (325) there was no single agreed Easter (the Paschal Controversy).

Blue moon in 243: May 21 (third of four in spring)

Last quarter Sun, January 1 · 09:44 UT

New moon Sun, January 8 · 02:30 UT

First quarter Sun, January 15 · 13:04 UT

Full moon Mon, January 23 · 15:07 UT

Last quarter Mon, January 30 · 17:49 UT

New moon Mon, February 6 · 15:03 UT

First quarter Tue, February 14 · 09:55 UT

Full moon Wed, February 22 · 04:49 UT

Last quarter Wed, March 1 · 00:41 UT

New moon Wed, March 8 · 04:15 UT

First quarter Thu, March 16 · 05:41 UT

Full moon Thu, March 23 · 15:26 UT

Last quarter Thu, March 30 · 07:22 UT

New moon Thu, April 6 · 18:16 UT

First quarter Fri, April 14 · 22:45 UT

Full moon Fri, April 21 · 23:49 UT

Last quarter Fri, April 28 · 14:51 UT

New moon Sat, May 6 · 09:10 UT

First quarter Sun, May 14 · 12:20 UT

Full moon Sun, May 21 · 07:01 UT

Last quarter Sun, May 28 · 00:01 UT

New moon Mon, June 5 · 00:34 UT

First quarter Mon, June 12 · 22:38 UT

Full moon Mon, June 19 · 13:58 UT

Last quarter Mon, June 26 · 11:40 UT

New moon Tue, July 4 · 15:46 UT

First quarter Wed, July 12 · 06:26 UT

Full moon Tue, July 18 · 21:32 UT

Last quarter Wed, July 26 · 02:25 UT

New moon Thu, August 3 · 06:03 UT

First quarter Thu, August 10 · 12:52 UT

Full moon Thu, August 17 · 06:34 UT

Last quarter Thu, August 24 · 20:14 UT

New moon Fri, September 1 · 19:09 UT

First quarter Fri, September 8 · 19:02 UT

Full moon Fri, September 15 · 17:59 UT

Last quarter Sat, September 23 · 16:13 UT

New moon Sun, October 1 · 07:19 UT

First quarter Sun, October 8 · 02:03 UT

Full moon Sun, October 15 · 08:30 UT

Last quarter Mon, October 23 · 12:36 UT

New moon Mon, October 30 · 18:58 UT

First quarter Mon, November 6 · 10:55 UT

Full moon Tue, November 14 · 02:12 UT

Last quarter Wed, November 22 · 07:32 UT

New moon Wed, November 29 · 06:21 UT

First quarter Tue, December 5 · 22:27 UT

Full moon Wed, December 13 · 21:56 UT

Last quarter Thu, December 21 · 23:37 UT

New moon Thu, December 28 · 17:23 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 21

Golden number16

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 23

Time15:26 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 243 falls on March 26, 243.

Moon Phases — 243

The moon behind Easter