Moon Phases 253 — 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 253: April 30 (second full moon of the month)

Full moon Sun, January 2 · 11:54 UT

Last quarter Mon, January 10 · 10:41 UT

New moon Mon, January 17 · 03:04 UT

First quarter Mon, January 24 · 01:25 UT

Full moon Tue, February 1 · 06:42 UT

Last quarter Tue, February 8 · 21:41 UT

New moon Tue, February 15 · 13:14 UT

First quarter Tue, February 22 · 19:29 UT

Full moon Wed, March 2 · 22:53 UT

Last quarter Thu, March 10 · 05:37 UT

New moon Wed, March 16 · 23:20 UT

First quarter Thu, March 24 · 14:26 UT

Full moon Fri, April 1 · 12:03 UT

Last quarter Fri, April 8 · 11:23 UT

New moon Fri, April 15 · 10:11 UT

First quarter Sat, April 23 · 08:47 UT

Full moon Sat, April 30 · 22:36 UT

Last quarter Sat, May 7 · 16:17 UT

New moon Sat, May 14 · 22:26 UT

First quarter Mon, May 23 · 01:26 UT

Full moon Mon, May 30 · 07:12 UT

Last quarter Sun, June 5 · 21:45 UT

New moon Mon, June 13 · 12:16 UT

First quarter Tue, June 21 · 15:56 UT

Full moon Tue, June 28 · 14:38 UT

Last quarter Tue, July 5 · 05:17 UT

New moon Wed, July 13 · 03:25 UT

First quarter Thu, July 21 · 04:17 UT

Full moon Wed, July 27 · 21:44 UT

Last quarter Wed, August 3 · 16:07 UT

New moon Thu, August 11 · 19:17 UT

First quarter Fri, August 19 · 14:42 UT

Full moon Fri, August 26 · 05:32 UT

Last quarter Fri, September 2 · 06:53 UT

New moon Sat, September 10 · 11:18 UT

First quarter Sat, September 17 · 23:31 UT

Full moon Sat, September 24 · 15:04 UT

Last quarter Sun, October 2 · 01:23 UT

New moon Mon, October 10 · 02:58 UT

First quarter Mon, October 17 · 07:16 UT

Full moon Mon, October 24 · 03:13 UT

Last quarter Mon, October 31 · 22:23 UT

New moon Tue, November 8 · 17:46 UT

First quarter Tue, November 15 · 14:52 UT

Full moon Tue, November 22 · 18:15 UT

Last quarter Wed, November 30 · 20:02 UT

New moon Thu, December 8 · 07:12 UT

First quarter Wed, December 14 · 23:23 UT

Full moon Thu, December 22 · 11:40 UT

Last quarter Fri, December 30 · 16:20 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 30

Golden number7

Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 1

Time12:03 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 253 falls on April 3, 253.

Moon Phases — 253

The moon behind Easter