Moon Phases 87 — 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 87: August 2 (second full moon of the month)

Full moon Sun, January 7 · 18:16 UT

Last quarter Mon, January 15 · 18:44 UT

New moon Tue, January 23 · 07:07 UT

First quarter Mon, January 29 · 23:52 UT

Full moon Tue, February 6 · 10:03 UT

Last quarter Wed, February 14 · 14:31 UT

New moon Wed, February 21 · 17:35 UT

First quarter Wed, February 28 · 08:54 UT

Full moon Thu, March 8 · 02:34 UT

Last quarter Fri, March 16 · 06:34 UT

New moon Fri, March 23 · 02:17 UT

First quarter Thu, March 29 · 19:17 UT

Full moon Fri, April 6 · 19:12 UT

Last quarter Sat, April 14 · 18:24 UT

New moon Sat, April 21 · 10:00 UT

First quarter Sat, April 28 · 07:24 UT

Full moon Sun, May 6 · 10:59 UT

Last quarter Mon, May 14 · 02:38 UT

New moon Sun, May 20 · 17:30 UT

First quarter Sun, May 27 · 21:32 UT

Full moon Tue, June 5 · 01:06 UT

Last quarter Tue, June 12 · 08:29 UT

New moon Tue, June 19 · 01:36 UT

First quarter Tue, June 26 · 13:45 UT

Full moon Wed, July 4 · 13:15 UT

Last quarter Wed, July 11 · 13:20 UT

New moon Wed, July 18 · 11:11 UT

First quarter Thu, July 26 · 07:35 UT

Full moon Thu, August 2 · 23:49 UT

Last quarter Thu, August 9 · 18:33 UT

New moon Thu, August 16 · 23:12 UT

First quarter Sat, August 25 · 01:59 UT

Full moon Sat, September 1 · 09:37 UT

Last quarter Sat, September 8 · 01:26 UT

New moon Sat, September 15 · 14:20 UT

First quarter Sun, September 23 · 19:39 UT

Full moon Sun, September 30 · 19:28 UT

Last quarter Sun, October 7 · 11:06 UT

New moon Mon, October 15 · 08:25 UT

First quarter Tue, October 23 · 11:32 UT

Full moon Tue, October 30 · 05:51 UT

Last quarter Tue, November 6 · 00:22 UT

New moon Wed, November 14 · 04:05 UT

First quarter Thu, November 22 · 01:00 UT

Full moon Wed, November 28 · 16:51 UT

Last quarter Wed, December 5 · 17:29 UT

New moon Thu, December 13 · 23:16 UT

First quarter Fri, December 21 · 11:59 UT

Full moon Fri, December 28 · 04:23 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 4

Golden number12

Astronomical

Nearest full moonApril 6

Time19:12 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 87 falls on April 8, 87.

Moon Phases — 87 AD

The moon behind Easter