Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: Bjorn.B.Larsen@delab.sintef.no (Bjorn B. Larsen) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: When is easter? Message-ID: Date: 14 Jun 91 03:32:38 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: elab Lines: 28 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article jarrell@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Ron Jarrell) writes: > Does anyone know what the formula is for computing easter for any > given year is? For bonus points, what's the formula for the > eastern orthodox easter? I know it has something to do with the > moon, but that's about all I can remember. > > Thanks! I do not know about a given year, but you are right about the moon: Easter sunday is `the first sunday after the first full moon after "vaarjevnd\ogn" (norwegian, sorry)' [equinox, presumably --clh] vaarjevnd\ogn is the day during spring when day and night are equally long. Appr. March 22. The full moon (my phrase?) is when you may see all of the moon. Bjorn -- ______________________________________________________________________ s-mail: e-mail: | | | Bjorn. B. Larsen bjorn.b.larsen@delab.sintef.no |__ |__ | SINTEF DELAB | \| \| N-7034 TRONDHEIM tel: +47-7-592682 / 592600 |__/|__/|_ NORWAY fax: +47-7-594302 ______________________________________________________________________