Moon Phases 78 — 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).

First quarter Fri, January 9 · 15:13 UT

Full moon Fri, January 16 · 22:00 UT

Last quarter Sun, January 25 · 01:14 UT

New moon Sun, February 1 · 08:25 UT

First quarter Sat, February 7 · 23:59 UT

Full moon Sun, February 15 · 14:30 UT

Last quarter Mon, February 23 · 19:21 UT

New moon Mon, March 2 · 18:02 UT

First quarter Mon, March 9 · 09:58 UT

Full moon Tue, March 17 · 07:27 UT

Last quarter Wed, March 25 · 09:18 UT

New moon Wed, April 1 · 02:18 UT

First quarter Tue, April 7 · 21:31 UT

Full moon Wed, April 15 · 23:57 UT

Last quarter Thu, April 23 · 19:11 UT

New moon Thu, April 30 · 09:59 UT

First quarter Thu, May 7 · 10:55 UT

Full moon Fri, May 15 · 15:00 UT

Last quarter Sat, May 23 · 02:00 UT

New moon Fri, May 29 · 17:47 UT

First quarter Sat, June 6 · 02:18 UT

Full moon Sun, June 14 · 04:02 UT

Last quarter Sun, June 21 · 07:04 UT

New moon Sun, June 28 · 02:33 UT

First quarter Sun, July 5 · 19:25 UT

Full moon Mon, July 13 · 15:06 UT

Last quarter Mon, July 20 · 11:50 UT

New moon Mon, July 27 · 13:14 UT

First quarter Tue, August 4 · 13:30 UT

Full moon Wed, August 12 · 00:55 UT

Last quarter Tue, August 18 · 17:38 UT

New moon Wed, August 26 · 02:42 UT

First quarter Thu, September 3 · 07:23 UT

Full moon Thu, September 10 · 10:24 UT

Last quarter Thu, September 17 · 01:42 UT

New moon Thu, September 24 · 19:17 UT

First quarter Fri, October 2 · 23:54 UT

Full moon Fri, October 9 · 20:17 UT

Last quarter Fri, October 16 · 13:05 UT

New moon Sat, October 24 · 14:14 UT

First quarter Sun, November 1 · 14:18 UT

Full moon Sun, November 8 · 06:51 UT

Last quarter Sun, November 15 · 04:21 UT

New moon Mon, November 23 · 09:48 UT

First quarter Tue, December 1 · 02:20 UT

Full moon Mon, December 7 · 18:07 UT

Last quarter Mon, December 14 · 23:17 UT

New moon Wed, December 23 · 04:00 UT

First quarter Wed, December 30 · 12:06 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 13

Golden number3

Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 15

Time23:57 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 78 falls on April 19, 78.

Moon Phases — 78 AD

The moon behind Easter