Moon Phases 259 — 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 259: August 20 (third of four in summer)

Last quarter Mon, January 3 · 18:10 UT

New moon Tue, January 11 · 03:44 UT

First quarter Wed, January 19 · 08:43 UT

Full moon Wed, January 26 · 12:21 UT

Last quarter Wed, February 2 · 03:33 UT

New moon Wed, February 9 · 21:40 UT

First quarter Fri, February 18 · 01:41 UT

Full moon Thu, February 24 · 22:23 UT

Last quarter Thu, March 3 · 14:33 UT

New moon Fri, March 11 · 15:32 UT

First quarter Sat, March 19 · 14:40 UT

Full moon Sat, March 26 · 06:56 UT

Last quarter Sat, April 2 · 03:34 UT

New moon Sun, April 10 · 07:55 UT

First quarter Sun, April 17 · 23:58 UT

Full moon Sun, April 24 · 14:39 UT

Last quarter Sun, May 1 · 18:37 UT

New moon Mon, May 9 · 22:06 UT

First quarter Tue, May 17 · 06:24 UT

Full moon Mon, May 23 · 22:35 UT

Last quarter Tue, May 31 · 11:11 UT

New moon Wed, June 8 · 10:09 UT

First quarter Wed, June 15 · 11:08 UT

Full moon Wed, June 22 · 07:55 UT

Last quarter Thu, June 30 · 04:28 UT

New moon Thu, July 7 · 20:36 UT

First quarter Thu, July 14 · 15:34 UT

Full moon Thu, July 21 · 19:37 UT

Last quarter Fri, July 29 · 21:42 UT

New moon Sat, August 6 · 06:02 UT

First quarter Fri, August 12 · 21:16 UT

Full moon Sat, August 20 · 10:04 UT

Last quarter Sun, August 28 · 14:12 UT

New moon Sun, September 4 · 15:04 UT

First quarter Sun, September 11 · 05:46 UT

Full moon Mon, September 19 · 02:57 UT

Last quarter Tue, September 27 · 05:25 UT

New moon Tue, October 4 · 00:14 UT

First quarter Mon, October 10 · 18:14 UT

Full moon Tue, October 18 · 21:18 UT

Last quarter Wed, October 26 · 18:45 UT

New moon Wed, November 2 · 10:10 UT

First quarter Wed, November 9 · 10:56 UT

Full moon Thu, November 17 · 15:52 UT

Last quarter Fri, November 25 · 05:50 UT

New moon Thu, December 1 · 21:25 UT

First quarter Fri, December 9 · 07:00 UT

Full moon Sat, December 17 · 09:25 UT

Last quarter Sat, December 24 · 14:46 UT

New moon Sat, December 31 · 10:20 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 24

Golden number13

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 26

Time06:56 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 259 falls on March 27, 259.

Moon Phases — 259

The moon behind Easter