Thursday, March 20, 2008

Why Is Easter Early This Year ??

Been a lot of loony talk about global warming causing an early spring, it doesn't, but we do have an early Eater this year. Why? Global warming ??

According to Wikipedia, not always right but I think it can be trusted this time, it's the cycle of the moon. Easter is not fixed on the calendar, it follows the moon cycle, and has been agreed to fall at some point between late March and late April each year. Easter is the first Sunday after the first fourteenth day of the moon (the Paschal Full Moon) that is on or after March 21 (the ecclesiastical spring, or vernal, equinox). This year the equinox is today, the full moon is tomorrow, so Easter is this Sunday. Got it?

It doesn't have anything to do with global warming causing an early spring and moving Easter up. It does have something to do with this being a leap year, the imperfect orbit, so now you know.

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