Moon Phases 51 — 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).

First quarter Fri, January 8 · 06:10 UT

Full moon Fri, January 15 · 18:18 UT

Last quarter Sat, January 23 · 23:18 UT

New moon Sun, January 31 · 00:48 UT

First quarter Sat, February 6 · 16:20 UT

Full moon Sun, February 14 · 11:56 UT

Last quarter Mon, February 22 · 15:32 UT

New moon Mon, March 1 · 10:08 UT

First quarter Mon, March 8 · 04:08 UT

Full moon Tue, March 16 · 05:28 UT

Last quarter Wed, March 24 · 03:25 UT

New moon Tue, March 30 · 18:34 UT

First quarter Tue, April 6 · 17:37 UT

Full moon Wed, April 14 · 21:43 UT

Last quarter Thu, April 22 · 11:31 UT

New moon Thu, April 29 · 02:41 UT

First quarter Thu, May 6 · 08:48 UT

Full moon Fri, May 14 · 11:44 UT

Last quarter Fri, May 21 · 17:08 UT

New moon Fri, May 28 · 11:12 UT

First quarter Sat, June 5 · 01:26 UT

Full moon Sat, June 12 · 23:20 UT

Last quarter Sat, June 19 · 21:40 UT

New moon Sat, June 26 · 20:58 UT

First quarter Sun, July 4 · 18:57 UT

Full moon Mon, July 12 · 09:03 UT

Last quarter Mon, July 19 · 02:34 UT

New moon Mon, July 26 · 08:55 UT

First quarter Tue, August 3 · 12:21 UT

Full moon Tue, August 10 · 17:52 UT

Last quarter Tue, August 17 · 09:10 UT

New moon Tue, August 24 · 23:40 UT

First quarter Thu, September 2 · 04:37 UT

Full moon Thu, September 9 · 02:47 UT

Last quarter Wed, September 15 · 18:38 UT

New moon Thu, September 23 · 17:09 UT

First quarter Fri, October 1 · 19:04 UT

Full moon Fri, October 8 · 12:26 UT

Last quarter Fri, October 15 · 07:54 UT

New moon Sat, October 23 · 12:08 UT

First quarter Sun, October 31 · 07:27 UT

Full moon Sat, November 6 · 23:06 UT

Last quarter Sun, November 14 · 01:15 UT

New moon Mon, November 22 · 06:49 UT

First quarter Mon, November 29 · 17:52 UT

Full moon Mon, December 6 · 10:51 UT

Last quarter Mon, December 13 · 21:56 UT

New moon Tue, December 21 · 23:39 UT

First quarter Wed, December 29 · 02:41 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 12

Golden number14

Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 14

Time21:43 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 51 falls on April 18, 51.

Moon Phases — 51 AD

The moon behind Easter