Comments on: Calculating Easter http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/calculating-easter/ Peltier Tech Excel Charts and Programming Blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:19:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mockingbird http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/calculating-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-3320 Mockingbird Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:12:23 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=259#comment-3320 You write "Both are based on misinterpretations of the Jewish lunar calendar" This is false. The Gregorian lunar calendar, Julian lunar calendar, and Rabbinic lunar calendar are all three implementations of the Metonic cycle. You also write: "The one-week differential [in the Julian lunar calendar] is an offset in the Greek calculation to ensure that Easter follows Passover" This also is false. The Julian ecclesiastical full moon is 4 (sometimes 5) days later than the Gregorian ecclesiastical full moon simply because the Julian ecclesiastical moon has accumulated 4 or 5 days of error since the time it has been in use. You write

“Both are based on misinterpretations of the Jewish lunar calendar”

This is false. The Gregorian lunar calendar, Julian lunar calendar, and Rabbinic lunar calendar are all three implementations of the Metonic cycle.

You also write:

“The one-week differential [in the Julian lunar calendar] is an offset in the Greek calculation to ensure that Easter follows Passover”

This also is false. The Julian ecclesiastical full moon is 4 (sometimes 5) days later than the Gregorian ecclesiastical full moon simply because the Julian ecclesiastical moon has accumulated 4 or 5 days of error since the time it has been in use.

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]]> By: Michael http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/calculating-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 Michael Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:14:24 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=259#comment-2926 Hi Jon - More Easter background is here (with credits) http://www.erlandsendata.no/english/index.php?d=enfunctionsdateholidays ...best, Michael Hi Jon -

More Easter background is here (with credits)

http://www.erlandsendata.no/english/index.php?d=enfunctionsdateholidays

…best, Michael

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