Moon Phases 251 — 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 251: May 22 (third of four in spring)

Last quarter Thu, January 2 · 14:07 UT

New moon Thu, January 9 · 13:13 UT

First quarter Fri, January 17 · 11:28 UT

Full moon Sat, January 25 · 03:24 UT

Last quarter Fri, January 31 · 21:34 UT

New moon Sat, February 8 · 04:35 UT

First quarter Sun, February 16 · 07:37 UT

Full moon Sun, February 23 · 14:47 UT

Last quarter Sun, March 2 · 05:29 UT

New moon Sun, March 9 · 20:40 UT

First quarter Tue, March 18 · 00:48 UT

Full moon Mon, March 24 · 23:43 UT

Last quarter Mon, March 31 · 14:45 UT

New moon Tue, April 8 · 12:45 UT

First quarter Wed, April 16 · 14:14 UT

Full moon Wed, April 23 · 07:05 UT

Last quarter Wed, April 30 · 01:55 UT

New moon Thu, May 8 · 04:16 UT

First quarter Thu, May 15 · 23:56 UT

Full moon Thu, May 22 · 14:00 UT

Last quarter Thu, May 29 · 15:13 UT

New moon Fri, June 6 · 18:49 UT

First quarter Sat, June 14 · 06:40 UT

Full moon Fri, June 20 · 21:36 UT

Last quarter Sat, June 28 · 06:34 UT

New moon Sun, July 6 · 08:05 UT

First quarter Sun, July 13 · 11:42 UT

Full moon Sun, July 20 · 06:51 UT

Last quarter Sun, July 27 · 23:48 UT

New moon Mon, August 4 · 19:56 UT

First quarter Mon, August 11 · 16:34 UT

Full moon Mon, August 18 · 18:28 UT

Last quarter Tue, August 26 · 18:20 UT

New moon Wed, September 3 · 06:35 UT

First quarter Tue, September 9 · 22:49 UT

Full moon Wed, September 17 · 08:50 UT

Last quarter Thu, September 25 · 13:04 UT

New moon Thu, October 2 · 16:36 UT

First quarter Thu, October 9 · 07:44 UT

Full moon Fri, October 17 · 01:56 UT

Last quarter Sat, October 25 · 06:34 UT

New moon Sat, November 1 · 02:42 UT

First quarter Fri, November 7 · 20:07 UT

Full moon Sat, November 15 · 21:07 UT

Last quarter Sun, November 23 · 21:31 UT

New moon Sun, November 30 · 13:24 UT

First quarter Sun, December 7 · 12:01 UT

Full moon Mon, December 15 · 16:50 UT

Last quarter Tue, December 23 · 09:22 UT

New moon Tue, December 30 · 00:51 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 22

Golden number5

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 24

Time23:43 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 251 falls on March 23, 251.

Moon Phases — 251

The moon behind Easter