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Thread #108238   Message #3874893
Posted By: T in Oklahoma (Okiemockbird)
02-Sep-17 - 06:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: Why the huge gap between Easters?
Subject: RE: BS: Why the huge gap between Easters?
The official, church-equinox in the Gregorian calendar is on March 21. The official equinox in the Julian calendar is also on March 21, which at present corresponds to April 3 Gregorian.

Besides this 13-day difference in the solar calendar, the lunar calendars are out of phase as well. The Gregorian lunar calendar approximates the age of the moon fairly well--today is the 11th day of the moon in the Gregorian lunar calendar--while the Julian lunar calendar is about 4 days behind the moon. Today, September 10, 2017, is only the 7th day of the moon according to the Julian lunar calendar.