Moon Phases 281 — 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 281: May 21 (third of four in spring)

New moon Sat, January 8 · 02:25 UT

First quarter Fri, January 14 · 17:37 UT

Full moon Sat, January 22 · 08:48 UT

Last quarter Sun, January 30 · 13:18 UT

New moon Sun, February 6 · 13:00 UT

First quarter Sun, February 13 · 04:17 UT

Full moon Mon, February 21 · 02:40 UT

Last quarter Tue, March 1 · 04:30 UT

New moon Mon, March 7 · 21:53 UT

First quarter Mon, March 14 · 17:00 UT

Full moon Tue, March 22 · 19:43 UT

Last quarter Wed, March 30 · 15:32 UT

New moon Wed, April 6 · 05:55 UT

First quarter Wed, April 13 · 07:31 UT

Full moon Thu, April 21 · 11:11 UT

Last quarter Thu, April 28 · 22:56 UT

New moon Thu, May 5 · 14:02 UT

First quarter Thu, May 12 · 23:25 UT

Full moon Sat, May 21 · 00:36 UT

Last quarter Sat, May 28 · 03:56 UT

New moon Fri, June 3 · 23:06 UT

First quarter Sat, June 11 · 16:14 UT

Full moon Sun, June 19 · 11:53 UT

Last quarter Sun, June 26 · 08:07 UT

New moon Sun, July 3 · 09:50 UT

First quarter Mon, July 11 · 09:30 UT

Full moon Mon, July 18 · 21:24 UT

Last quarter Mon, July 25 · 13:09 UT

New moon Mon, August 1 · 22:45 UT

First quarter Wed, August 10 · 02:30 UT

Full moon Wed, August 17 · 05:56 UT

Last quarter Tue, August 23 · 20:29 UT

New moon Wed, August 31 · 14:04 UT

First quarter Thu, September 8 · 18:21 UT

Full moon Thu, September 15 · 14:29 UT

Last quarter Thu, September 22 · 07:14 UT

New moon Fri, September 30 · 07:36 UT

First quarter Sat, October 8 · 08:13 UT

Full moon Fri, October 14 · 23:59 UT

Last quarter Fri, October 21 · 21:54 UT

New moon Sun, October 30 · 02:25 UT

First quarter Sun, November 6 · 19:47 UT

Full moon Sun, November 13 · 10:56 UT

Last quarter Sun, November 20 · 16:16 UT

New moon Mon, November 28 · 20:53 UT

First quarter Tue, December 6 · 05:17 UT

Full moon Mon, December 12 · 23:26 UT

Last quarter Tue, December 20 · 13:18 UT

New moon Wed, December 28 · 13:22 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 21

Golden number16

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 22

Time19:43 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 281 falls on March 27, 281.

Moon Phases — 281

The moon behind Easter