Moon Phases 303 — 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 303: May 17 (third of four in spring)

New moon Mon, January 4 · 19:20 UT

First quarter Wed, January 13 · 00:33 UT

Full moon Wed, January 20 · 02:44 UT

Last quarter Tue, January 26 · 18:13 UT

New moon Wed, February 3 · 13:17 UT

First quarter Thu, February 11 · 17:32 UT

Full moon Thu, February 18 · 12:37 UT

Last quarter Thu, February 25 · 06:09 UT

New moon Fri, March 5 · 07:23 UT

First quarter Sat, March 13 · 06:11 UT

Full moon Fri, March 19 · 21:33 UT

Last quarter Fri, March 26 · 19:50 UT

New moon Sun, April 4 · 00:13 UT

First quarter Sun, April 11 · 14:56 UT

Full moon Sun, April 18 · 05:59 UT

Last quarter Sun, April 25 · 11:12 UT

New moon Mon, May 3 · 14:41 UT

First quarter Mon, May 10 · 20:58 UT

Full moon Mon, May 17 · 14:33 UT

Last quarter Tue, May 25 · 03:57 UT

New moon Wed, June 2 · 02:31 UT

First quarter Wed, June 9 · 01:37 UT

Full moon Wed, June 16 · 00:08 UT

Last quarter Wed, June 23 · 21:24 UT

New moon Thu, July 1 · 12:16 UT

First quarter Thu, July 8 · 06:20 UT

Full moon Thu, July 15 · 11:40 UT

Last quarter Fri, July 23 · 14:35 UT

New moon Fri, July 30 · 20:55 UT

First quarter Fri, August 6 · 12:25 UT

Full moon Sat, August 14 · 01:54 UT

Last quarter Sun, August 22 · 06:34 UT

New moon Sun, August 29 · 05:30 UT

First quarter Sat, September 4 · 21:10 UT

Full moon Sun, September 12 · 18:46 UT

Last quarter Mon, September 20 · 20:48 UT

New moon Mon, September 27 · 14:42 UT

First quarter Mon, October 4 · 09:37 UT

Full moon Tue, October 12 · 13:16 UT

Last quarter Wed, October 20 · 09:07 UT

New moon Wed, October 27 · 00:54 UT

First quarter Wed, November 3 · 02:18 UT

Full moon Thu, November 11 · 07:44 UT

Last quarter Thu, November 18 · 19:36 UT

New moon Thu, November 25 · 12:20 UT

First quarter Thu, December 2 · 22:37 UT

Full moon Sat, December 11 · 00:43 UT

Last quarter Sat, December 18 · 04:35 UT

New moon Sat, December 25 · 01:12 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 17

Golden number19

Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 18

Time05:59 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 303 falls on April 18, 303.

Moon Phases — 303

The moon behind Easter