Moon Phases 61 — 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 61: May 23 (third of four in spring)

New moon Sat, January 10 · 11:21 UT

First quarter Sat, January 17 · 11:10 UT

Full moon Sat, January 24 · 10:58 UT

Last quarter Sun, February 1 · 10:20 UT

New moon Mon, February 9 · 00:20 UT

First quarter Sun, February 15 · 18:34 UT

Full moon Mon, February 23 · 01:46 UT

Last quarter Tue, March 3 · 05:39 UT

New moon Tue, March 10 · 10:55 UT

First quarter Tue, March 17 · 02:09 UT

Full moon Tue, March 24 · 17:36 UT

Last quarter Wed, April 1 · 21:28 UT

New moon Wed, April 8 · 19:32 UT

First quarter Wed, April 15 · 10:55 UT

Full moon Thu, April 23 · 09:39 UT

Last quarter Fri, May 1 · 09:40 UT

New moon Fri, May 8 · 02:48 UT

First quarter Thu, May 14 · 21:47 UT

Full moon Sat, May 23 · 00:59 UT

Last quarter Sat, May 30 · 18:44 UT

New moon Sat, June 6 · 09:36 UT

First quarter Sat, June 13 · 11:16 UT

Full moon Sun, June 21 · 15:04 UT

Last quarter Mon, June 29 · 01:29 UT

New moon Sun, July 5 · 17:05 UT

First quarter Mon, July 13 · 03:21 UT

Full moon Tue, July 21 · 03:53 UT

Last quarter Tue, July 28 · 06:58 UT

New moon Tue, August 4 · 02:30 UT

First quarter Tue, August 11 · 21:26 UT

Full moon Wed, August 19 · 15:45 UT

Last quarter Wed, August 26 · 12:23 UT

New moon Wed, September 2 · 14:52 UT

First quarter Thu, September 10 · 16:28 UT

Full moon Fri, September 18 · 03:01 UT

Last quarter Thu, September 24 · 19:09 UT

New moon Fri, October 2 · 06:33 UT

First quarter Sat, October 10 · 11:16 UT

Full moon Sat, October 17 · 13:55 UT

Last quarter Sat, October 24 · 04:37 UT

New moon Sun, November 1 · 00:53 UT

First quarter Mon, November 9 · 04:38 UT

Full moon Mon, November 16 · 00:34 UT

Last quarter Sun, November 22 · 17:42 UT

New moon Mon, November 30 · 20:26 UT

First quarter Tue, December 8 · 19:27 UT

Full moon Tue, December 15 · 11:10 UT

Last quarter Tue, December 22 · 10:25 UT

New moon Wed, December 30 · 15:33 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 22

Golden number5

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 24

Time17:36 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 61 falls on March 29, 61.

Moon Phases — 61 AD

The moon behind Easter