Moon Phases 85 — 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 85: August 23 (third of four in summer)

Last quarter Fri, January 7 · 21:15 UT

New moon Fri, January 14 · 14:18 UT

First quarter Fri, January 21 · 11:00 UT

Full moon Sat, January 29 · 15:53 UT

Last quarter Sun, February 6 · 08:56 UT

New moon Sun, February 13 · 00:25 UT

First quarter Sun, February 20 · 04:17 UT

Full moon Mon, February 28 · 08:37 UT

Last quarter Mon, March 7 · 17:22 UT

New moon Mon, March 14 · 10:14 UT

First quarter Mon, March 21 · 22:51 UT

Full moon Tue, March 29 · 22:18 UT

Last quarter Tue, April 5 · 23:24 UT

New moon Tue, April 12 · 20:32 UT

First quarter Wed, April 20 · 17:16 UT

Full moon Thu, April 28 · 09:16 UT

Last quarter Thu, May 5 · 04:16 UT

New moon Thu, May 12 · 08:09 UT

First quarter Fri, May 20 · 10:20 UT

Full moon Fri, May 27 · 18:11 UT

Last quarter Fri, June 3 · 09:23 UT

New moon Fri, June 10 · 21:29 UT

First quarter Sun, June 19 · 01:25 UT

Full moon Sun, June 26 · 01:52 UT

Last quarter Sat, July 2 · 16:13 UT

New moon Sun, July 10 · 12:25 UT

First quarter Mon, July 18 · 14:26 UT

Full moon Mon, July 25 · 09:08 UT

Last quarter Mon, August 1 · 02:09 UT

New moon Tue, August 9 · 04:23 UT

First quarter Wed, August 17 · 01:31 UT

Full moon Tue, August 23 · 16:54 UT

Last quarter Tue, August 30 · 16:03 UT

New moon Wed, September 7 · 20:42 UT

First quarter Thu, September 15 · 10:58 UT

Full moon Thu, September 22 · 02:06 UT

Last quarter Thu, September 29 · 09:56 UT

New moon Fri, October 7 · 12:44 UT

First quarter Fri, October 14 · 19:12 UT

Full moon Fri, October 21 · 13:41 UT

Last quarter Sat, October 29 · 06:43 UT

New moon Sun, November 6 · 03:59 UT

First quarter Sun, November 13 · 02:56 UT

Full moon Sun, November 20 · 04:06 UT

Last quarter Mon, November 28 · 04:32 UT

New moon Mon, December 5 · 17:54 UT

First quarter Mon, December 12 · 11:09 UT

Full moon Mon, December 19 · 21:00 UT

Last quarter Wed, December 28 · 01:19 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 27

Golden number10

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 29

Time22:18 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 85 falls on April 3, 85.

Moon Phases — 85 AD

The moon behind Easter