Moon Phases 53 — 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 53: May 21 (third of four in spring)

New moon Mon, January 8 · 20:27 UT

First quarter Tue, January 16 · 07:16 UT

Full moon Mon, January 22 · 23:34 UT

Last quarter Tue, January 30 · 12:01 UT

New moon Wed, February 7 · 12:31 UT

First quarter Wed, February 14 · 14:42 UT

Full moon Wed, February 21 · 11:54 UT

Last quarter Thu, March 1 · 08:07 UT

New moon Fri, March 9 · 01:38 UT

First quarter Thu, March 15 · 20:45 UT

Full moon Fri, March 23 · 01:10 UT

Last quarter Sat, March 31 · 02:41 UT

New moon Sat, April 7 · 11:49 UT

First quarter Sat, April 14 · 02:47 UT

Full moon Sat, April 21 · 15:13 UT

Last quarter Sun, April 29 · 18:46 UT

New moon Sun, May 6 · 19:40 UT

First quarter Sun, May 13 · 10:07 UT

Full moon Mon, May 21 · 05:48 UT

Last quarter Tue, May 29 · 07:56 UT

New moon Tue, June 5 · 02:16 UT

First quarter Mon, June 11 · 19:44 UT

Full moon Tue, June 19 · 20:43 UT

Last quarter Wed, June 27 · 18:11 UT

New moon Wed, July 4 · 08:53 UT

First quarter Wed, July 11 · 08:13 UT

Full moon Thu, July 19 · 11:43 UT

Last quarter Fri, July 27 · 02:04 UT

New moon Thu, August 2 · 16:44 UT

First quarter Thu, August 9 · 23:48 UT

Full moon Sat, August 18 · 02:25 UT

Last quarter Sat, August 25 · 08:31 UT

New moon Sat, September 1 · 02:47 UT

First quarter Sat, September 8 · 18:12 UT

Full moon Sun, September 16 · 16:17 UT

Last quarter Sun, September 23 · 14:49 UT

New moon Sun, September 30 · 15:33 UT

First quarter Mon, October 8 · 14:36 UT

Full moon Tue, October 16 · 05:03 UT

Last quarter Mon, October 22 · 22:16 UT

New moon Tue, October 30 · 07:09 UT

First quarter Wed, November 7 · 11:23 UT

Full moon Wed, November 14 · 16:44 UT

Last quarter Wed, November 21 · 07:58 UT

New moon Thu, November 29 · 01:08 UT

First quarter Fri, December 7 · 06:26 UT

Full moon Fri, December 14 · 03:42 UT

Last quarter Thu, December 20 · 20:25 UT

New moon Fri, December 28 · 20:32 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 23

Time01:10 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 53 falls on March 25, 53.

Moon Phases — 53 AD

The moon behind Easter