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Re: Early Easter
by Mark J. Reed-2
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Right. As I recall, the mean Hebrew year works out to something like
365.26 days, which means any given Hebrew date is (on average,
discounting the short term oscillations inherent in a lunisolar
design) slowly moving forward through the Gregorian and even Julian
calendars.
On 3/7/08, Palmen, KEV (Karl) <K.E.V.Palmen@...> wrote:
> Dear Charles and Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: East Carolina University Calendar discussion List
> [mailto:CALNDR-L@...] On Behalf Of Mark J. Reed
> Sent: 07 March 2008 12:22
> To: CALNDR-L@...
> Subject: Re: Early Easter
>
> We don't know when the Last Supper would have been without fixing the
> year of the Crucifixion, so the date is an open question.
>
> And Passover is determined by a fixed date in the Hebrew calendar, Nisan
> 15. Because that calendar is lunisolar, that date tends to fall around
> the Paschal full moon, but it is an approximation based on calculations,
> not observation. Those calculations are different from the Easter
> calculations, so sometimes yield different results. The Gregorian
> correction is said to have been adjusted one day to minimize
> Easter/Passover conjunctions.
>
> KARL SAYS: In addition, the Hebrew Calendar, unlike the Gregorian
> Lunisolar Calendar used to reckon Easter, does not correct the 19-year
> Metonic cycle.
>
> Suppose at the time of Jesus, the Hebrew Calendar were to place the
> month of Nisan so that its full moon is always the first full moon after
> the spring equinox, then today its full moon would be the first full
> moon after some day later than the spring equinox and this year after
> the coming full moon.
>
> Happy New Moon!
>
> Karl
>
> 09(09(01
>
>
> On 3/7/08, Charles Moyer <moyercdmm@...> wrote:
> > What is also interesting is that the Passover dinner which Jesus has
> > with his disciples doesn't occur until April 20 which is 30 days after
>
> > he is crucified. This and Hilary's victory in Ohio must prove that
> > state's motto which is "With God all things are possible".
> > But seriously why isn't Passover on March 22 this year?
> >
> > > From: Sepp Rothwangl <calendersign@...>
> > > Reply-To: East Carolina University Calendar discussion List
> > > <CALNDR-L@...>
> > > Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:05:55 +0100
> > > To: CALNDR-L@...
> > > Subject: Early Easter
> > >
> > > Is this true?
> > >
> > >> Here's the interesting info. This year is the earliest Easter any
> > >> of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most
> > >> elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years
> old or above!).
> > >> And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here
> > >> are the facts:
> > >>
> > >> 1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the
> > >> year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was
> > >> 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were
> > >> around for that!).
> > >>
> > >> 2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the
>
> > >> year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22
> > >> was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any
> > >> earlier than this year!
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > Servus
> > > sepp
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
>
--
Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
365.26 days, which means any given Hebrew date is (on average,
discounting the short term oscillations inherent in a lunisolar
design) slowly moving forward through the Gregorian and even Julian
calendars.
On 3/7/08, Palmen, KEV (Karl) <K.E.V.Palmen@...> wrote:
> Dear Charles and Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: East Carolina University Calendar discussion List
> [mailto:CALNDR-L@...] On Behalf Of Mark J. Reed
> Sent: 07 March 2008 12:22
> To: CALNDR-L@...
> Subject: Re: Early Easter
>
> We don't know when the Last Supper would have been without fixing the
> year of the Crucifixion, so the date is an open question.
>
> And Passover is determined by a fixed date in the Hebrew calendar, Nisan
> 15. Because that calendar is lunisolar, that date tends to fall around
> the Paschal full moon, but it is an approximation based on calculations,
> not observation. Those calculations are different from the Easter
> calculations, so sometimes yield different results. The Gregorian
> correction is said to have been adjusted one day to minimize
> Easter/Passover conjunctions.
>
> KARL SAYS: In addition, the Hebrew Calendar, unlike the Gregorian
> Lunisolar Calendar used to reckon Easter, does not correct the 19-year
> Metonic cycle.
>
> Suppose at the time of Jesus, the Hebrew Calendar were to place the
> month of Nisan so that its full moon is always the first full moon after
> the spring equinox, then today its full moon would be the first full
> moon after some day later than the spring equinox and this year after
> the coming full moon.
>
> Happy New Moon!
>
> Karl
>
> 09(09(01
>
>
> On 3/7/08, Charles Moyer <moyercdmm@...> wrote:
> > What is also interesting is that the Passover dinner which Jesus has
> > with his disciples doesn't occur until April 20 which is 30 days after
>
> > he is crucified. This and Hilary's victory in Ohio must prove that
> > state's motto which is "With God all things are possible".
> > But seriously why isn't Passover on March 22 this year?
> >
> > > From: Sepp Rothwangl <calendersign@...>
> > > Reply-To: East Carolina University Calendar discussion List
> > > <CALNDR-L@...>
> > > Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:05:55 +0100
> > > To: CALNDR-L@...
> > > Subject: Early Easter
> > >
> > > Is this true?
> > >
> > >> Here's the interesting info. This year is the earliest Easter any
> > >> of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most
> > >> elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years
> old or above!).
> > >> And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here
> > >> are the facts:
> > >>
> > >> 1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the
> > >> year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was
> > >> 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were
> > >> around for that!).
> > >>
> > >> 2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the
>
> > >> year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22
> > >> was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any
> > >> earlier than this year!
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > Servus
> > > sepp
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
>
--
Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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