Moon Phases 261 — 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 261: May 31 (second full moon of the month)

Full moon Fri, January 4 · 06:20 UT

Last quarter Fri, January 11 · 18:39 UT

New moon Fri, January 18 · 11:05 UT

First quarter Fri, January 25 · 20:42 UT

Full moon Sat, February 2 · 23:11 UT

Last quarter Sun, February 10 · 02:35 UT

New moon Sat, February 16 · 23:08 UT

First quarter Sun, February 24 · 17:03 UT

Full moon Mon, March 4 · 12:43 UT

Last quarter Mon, March 11 · 09:06 UT

New moon Mon, March 18 · 11:43 UT

First quarter Tue, March 26 · 12:27 UT

Full moon Tue, April 2 · 23:09 UT

Last quarter Tue, April 9 · 15:20 UT

New moon Wed, April 17 · 01:09 UT

First quarter Thu, April 25 · 05:23 UT

Full moon Thu, May 2 · 07:22 UT

Last quarter Wed, May 8 · 22:18 UT

New moon Thu, May 16 · 15:38 UT

First quarter Fri, May 24 · 19:08 UT

Full moon Fri, May 31 · 14:28 UT

Last quarter Fri, June 7 · 07:01 UT

New moon Sat, June 15 · 06:55 UT

First quarter Sun, June 23 · 05:47 UT

Full moon Sat, June 29 · 21:27 UT

Last quarter Sat, July 6 · 18:24 UT

New moon Sun, July 14 · 22:20 UT

First quarter Mon, July 22 · 14:05 UT

Full moon Mon, July 29 · 05:08 UT

Last quarter Mon, August 5 · 09:05 UT

New moon Tue, August 13 · 13:07 UT

First quarter Tue, August 20 · 21:00 UT

Full moon Tue, August 27 · 14:21 UT

Last quarter Wed, September 4 · 03:07 UT

New moon Thu, September 12 · 02:51 UT

First quarter Thu, September 19 · 03:37 UT

Full moon Thu, September 26 · 01:57 UT

Last quarter Thu, October 3 · 23:31 UT

New moon Fri, October 11 · 15:37 UT

First quarter Fri, October 18 · 10:55 UT

Full moon Fri, October 25 · 16:37 UT

Last quarter Sat, November 2 · 20:25 UT

New moon Sun, November 10 · 03:42 UT

First quarter Sat, November 16 · 19:50 UT

Full moon Sun, November 24 · 10:21 UT

Last quarter Mon, December 2 · 15:46 UT

New moon Mon, December 9 · 15:17 UT

First quarter Mon, December 16 · 07:10 UT

Full moon Tue, December 24 · 05:59 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 1

Golden number15

Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 2

Time23:09 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 261 falls on April 7, 261.

Moon Phases — 261

The moon behind Easter