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   Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:44:48 -0230   
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   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 calculated using a traditional method called the Computus.   
   According to this method, Easter is the first Sunday after the Paschal   
   full moon, which is the 14th day of a church-defined lunar month. This   
   full moon is not the actual astronomical full moon but comes from a   
   fixed table based on a 19-year cycle. The Church also uses March 21 as   
   the fixed date for the spring equinox, even if the real equinox is   
   earlier. So Easter is always the Sunday after the Paschal full moon on   
   or after March 21, based on this fixed calendar, not real-time moon   
   phases or time zones.   
      
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