Moon Phases 72 — 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 72: May 20 (third of four in spring)

New moon Thu, January 9 · 04:30 UT

First quarter Fri, January 17 · 06:29 UT

Full moon Thu, January 23 · 22:58 UT

Last quarter Thu, January 30 · 19:31 UT

New moon Fri, February 7 · 23:27 UT

First quarter Sat, February 15 · 18:07 UT

Full moon Sat, February 22 · 08:56 UT

Last quarter Sat, February 29 · 11:54 UT

New moon Sun, March 8 · 16:29 UT

First quarter Mon, March 16 · 02:11 UT

Full moon Sun, March 22 · 18:44 UT

Last quarter Mon, March 30 · 05:31 UT

New moon Tue, April 7 · 06:29 UT

First quarter Tue, April 14 · 07:54 UT

Full moon Tue, April 21 · 04:48 UT

Last quarter Tue, April 28 · 23:30 UT

New moon Wed, May 6 · 17:25 UT

First quarter Wed, May 13 · 12:40 UT

Full moon Wed, May 20 · 15:46 UT

Last quarter Thu, May 28 · 16:50 UT

New moon Fri, June 5 · 02:04 UT

First quarter Thu, June 11 · 17:52 UT

Full moon Fri, June 19 · 04:22 UT

Last quarter Sat, June 27 · 08:33 UT

New moon Sat, July 4 · 09:35 UT

First quarter Sat, July 11 · 00:44 UT

Full moon Sat, July 18 · 19:01 UT

Last quarter Sun, July 26 · 22:10 UT

New moon Sun, August 2 · 17:07 UT

First quarter Sun, August 9 · 10:26 UT

Full moon Mon, August 17 · 11:27 UT

Last quarter Tue, August 25 · 09:40 UT

New moon Tue, September 1 · 01:30 UT

First quarter Mon, September 7 · 23:54 UT

Full moon Wed, September 16 · 04:41 UT

Last quarter Wed, September 23 · 19:28 UT

New moon Wed, September 30 · 11:18 UT

First quarter Wed, October 7 · 17:30 UT

Full moon Thu, October 15 · 21:26 UT

Last quarter Fri, October 23 · 04:09 UT

New moon Thu, October 29 · 22:57 UT

First quarter Fri, November 6 · 14:27 UT

Full moon Sat, November 14 · 12:51 UT

Last quarter Sat, November 21 · 12:24 UT

New moon Sat, November 28 · 12:50 UT

First quarter Sun, December 6 · 12:46 UT

Full moon Mon, December 14 · 02:37 UT

Last quarter Sun, December 20 · 20:52 UT

New moon Mon, December 28 · 05:03 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 22

Time18:44 UT

Difference 1 day

Easter 72 falls on March 22, 72.

Moon Phases — 72 AD

The moon behind Easter