Moon Phases 55 — 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 55: November 23 (third of four in autumn)

Last quarter Wed, January 8 · 21:30 UT

New moon Thu, January 16 · 15:10 UT

First quarter Fri, January 24 · 19:46 UT

Full moon Fri, January 31 · 16:45 UT

Last quarter Fri, February 7 · 09:03 UT

New moon Sat, February 15 · 09:55 UT

First quarter Sun, February 23 · 09:39 UT

Full moon Sun, March 2 · 02:11 UT

Last quarter Sat, March 8 · 22:43 UT

New moon Mon, March 17 · 03:17 UT

First quarter Mon, March 24 · 19:42 UT

Full moon Mon, March 31 · 10:40 UT

Last quarter Mon, April 7 · 14:20 UT

New moon Tue, April 15 · 18:12 UT

First quarter Wed, April 23 · 02:40 UT

Full moon Tue, April 29 · 19:01 UT

Last quarter Wed, May 7 · 07:18 UT

New moon Thu, May 15 · 06:33 UT

First quarter Thu, May 22 · 07:39 UT

Full moon Thu, May 29 · 04:19 UT

Last quarter Fri, June 6 · 00:40 UT

New moon Fri, June 13 · 16:52 UT

First quarter Fri, June 20 · 12:00 UT

Full moon Fri, June 27 · 15:36 UT

Last quarter Sat, July 5 · 17:33 UT

New moon Sun, July 13 · 01:52 UT

First quarter Sat, July 19 · 17:14 UT

Full moon Sun, July 27 · 05:22 UT

Last quarter Mon, August 4 · 09:22 UT

New moon Mon, August 11 · 10:18 UT

First quarter Mon, August 18 · 00:55 UT

Full moon Mon, August 25 · 21:26 UT

Last quarter Tue, September 2 · 23:46 UT

New moon Tue, September 9 · 18:48 UT

First quarter Tue, September 16 · 12:19 UT

Full moon Wed, September 24 · 15:02 UT

Last quarter Thu, October 2 · 12:29 UT

New moon Thu, October 9 · 04:05 UT

First quarter Thu, October 16 · 04:06 UT

Full moon Fri, October 24 · 09:02 UT

Last quarter Fri, October 31 · 23:18 UT

New moon Fri, November 7 · 14:50 UT

First quarter Fri, November 14 · 23:41 UT

Full moon Sun, November 23 · 02:22 UT

Last quarter Sun, November 30 · 08:23 UT

New moon Sun, December 7 · 03:32 UT

First quarter Sun, December 14 · 21:24 UT

Full moon Mon, December 22 · 18:08 UT

Last quarter Mon, December 29 · 16:20 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 29

Golden number18

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 31

Time10:40 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 55 falls on March 30, 55.

Moon Phases — 55 AD

The moon behind Easter