Moon Phases 52 — 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 52: April 2 (second full moon of the month)

Full moon Tue, January 4 · 23:51 UT

Last quarter Wed, January 12 · 19:56 UT

New moon Thu, January 20 · 13:59 UT

First quarter Thu, January 27 · 10:29 UT

Full moon Thu, February 3 · 14:15 UT

Last quarter Fri, February 11 · 16:44 UT

New moon Sat, February 19 · 01:49 UT

First quarter Fri, February 25 · 18:06 UT

Full moon Sat, March 4 · 05:58 UT

Last quarter Sun, March 12 · 10:29 UT

New moon Sun, March 19 · 11:30 UT

First quarter Sun, March 26 · 02:28 UT

Full moon Sun, April 2 · 22:18 UT

Last quarter Tue, April 11 · 00:28 UT

New moon Mon, April 17 · 19:28 UT

First quarter Mon, April 24 · 12:30 UT

Full moon Tue, May 2 · 14:14 UT

Last quarter Wed, May 10 · 10:57 UT

New moon Wed, May 17 · 02:28 UT

First quarter Wed, May 24 · 00:54 UT

Full moon Thu, June 1 · 04:57 UT

Last quarter Thu, June 8 · 18:36 UT

New moon Thu, June 15 · 09:30 UT

First quarter Thu, June 22 · 15:51 UT

Full moon Fri, June 30 · 18:13 UT

Last quarter Sat, July 8 · 00:24 UT

New moon Fri, July 14 · 17:48 UT

First quarter Sat, July 22 · 09:00 UT

Full moon Sun, July 30 · 06:16 UT

Last quarter Sun, August 6 · 05:31 UT

New moon Sun, August 13 · 04:33 UT

First quarter Mon, August 21 · 03:30 UT

Full moon Mon, August 28 · 17:31 UT

Last quarter Mon, September 4 · 11:18 UT

New moon Mon, September 11 · 18:30 UT

First quarter Tue, September 19 · 22:16 UT

Full moon Wed, September 27 · 04:19 UT

Last quarter Tue, October 3 · 19:10 UT

New moon Wed, October 11 · 11:32 UT

First quarter Thu, October 19 · 16:11 UT

Full moon Thu, October 26 · 14:52 UT

Last quarter Thu, November 2 · 06:23 UT

New moon Fri, November 10 · 06:36 UT

First quarter Sat, November 18 · 08:08 UT

Full moon Sat, November 25 · 01:23 UT

Last quarter Fri, December 1 · 21:28 UT

New moon Sun, December 10 · 02:05 UT

First quarter Sun, December 17 · 21:15 UT

Full moon Sun, December 24 · 12:10 UT

Last quarter Sun, December 31 · 15:51 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

Time22:18 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 52 falls on April 2, 52.

Moon Phases — 52 AD

The moon behind Easter