Moon Phases 254 — 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 254: May 19 (third of four in spring)

New moon Fri, January 6 · 18:54 UT

First quarter Fri, January 13 · 09:47 UT

Full moon Sat, January 21 · 06:12 UT

Last quarter Sun, January 29 · 09:34 UT

New moon Sun, February 5 · 04:58 UT

First quarter Sat, February 11 · 22:28 UT

Full moon Mon, February 20 · 00:26 UT

Last quarter Mon, February 27 · 22:46 UT

New moon Mon, March 6 · 13:54 UT

First quarter Mon, March 13 · 13:15 UT

Full moon Tue, March 21 · 17:15 UT

Last quarter Wed, March 29 · 07:56 UT

New moon Tue, April 4 · 22:29 UT

First quarter Wed, April 12 · 05:28 UT

Full moon Thu, April 20 · 07:54 UT

Last quarter Thu, April 27 · 13:59 UT

New moon Thu, May 4 · 07:33 UT

First quarter Thu, May 11 · 22:28 UT

Full moon Fri, May 19 · 20:06 UT

Last quarter Fri, May 26 · 18:22 UT

New moon Fri, June 2 · 17:47 UT

First quarter Sat, June 10 · 15:37 UT

Full moon Sun, June 18 · 06:01 UT

Last quarter Sat, June 24 · 22:46 UT

New moon Sun, July 2 · 05:43 UT

First quarter Mon, July 10 · 08:20 UT

Full moon Mon, July 17 · 14:21 UT

Last quarter Mon, July 24 · 04:45 UT

New moon Mon, July 31 · 19:40 UT

First quarter Tue, August 8 · 23:55 UT

Full moon Tue, August 15 · 22:08 UT

Last quarter Tue, August 22 · 13:37 UT

New moon Wed, August 30 · 11:44 UT

First quarter Thu, September 7 · 13:45 UT

Full moon Thu, September 14 · 06:28 UT

Last quarter Thu, September 21 · 02:12 UT

New moon Fri, September 29 · 05:26 UT

First quarter Sat, October 7 · 01:27 UT

Full moon Fri, October 13 · 16:14 UT

Last quarter Fri, October 20 · 18:44 UT

New moon Sat, October 28 · 23:38 UT

First quarter Sun, November 5 · 11:13 UT

Full moon Sun, November 12 · 03:51 UT

Last quarter Sun, November 19 · 14:41 UT

New moon Mon, November 27 · 16:49 UT

First quarter Mon, December 4 · 19:42 UT

Full moon Mon, December 11 · 17:17 UT

Last quarter Tue, December 19 · 12:37 UT

New moon Wed, December 27 · 07:45 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 moonApril 18

Golden number8

Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 20

Time07:54 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 254 falls on April 23, 254.

Moon Phases — 254

The moon behind Easter