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   Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:44:48 -0230   
   <0001HW.2DA78B4800AC4E7070000C4C138F@news.eternal-september.org>   
   David Dalton  wrote:   
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   > Since the Paschal full moon is on April 12 in North America,   
   > really the timing of Easter, as the first Sunday after the   
   > Paschal full moon, should be April 13 in North America.   
   > However I guess it is calculated based on the time of the   
   > Paschal full moon in UTC/GMT, in the Vatican, or in   
   > Israel/Palestine, all of which are on April 13, so Easter   
   > is on April 20.   
      
      
   Easter is determined by a fixed ecclesiastical rule called the Computes.   
      
   1. Easter Rule: Easter is observed on the first Sunday after the   
   ecclesiastical full moon that falls on or after March 21. This   
   "ecclesiastical full moon" is not the astronomical full moon but is a   
   date determined by a church-adopted method based on tables created   
   centuries ago.   
      
   2. March 21 Fixed Date: The Church fixed March 21 as the   
   *ecclesiastical* vernal equinox, regardless of the actual astronomical   
   equinox. Even if the real equinox happens on March 19 or 20, the   
   calculation uses March 21.   
      
   3. Ecclesiastical Full Moon: The full moon used for calculating Easter   
   is not tied to real-time moon phases or time zones. The Church's   
   computus (calculation) tables establish these full moon dates, which may   
   differ from the actual full moon by one or two days.   
      
   4. Global Consistency: The computus provides a universal date for the   
   ecclesiastical full moon. It is not localized by time zones. So the   
   Church does not recalculate Easter based on each region's local full   
   moon time.   
      
   5. 2025 Example: In 2025, the ecclesiastical full moon falls on Sunday,   
   April 13. Therefore, Easter is the following Sunday, April 20. This   
   remains the case whether the actual full moon in North America happens   
   slightly earlier on April 12. The Church calendar follows the   
   ecclesiastical moon, not the real one.   
      
   Conclusion:   
      
   Easter is not calculated using the astronomical full moon in any   
   particular region. It follows the ecclesiastical approximation,   
   established centuries ago for liturgical consistency across the global   
   Church. Therefore, Easter in 2025 falls on April 20, and the calculation   
   is not adjusted based on North American moon visibility or regional time   
   differences.   
      
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