RE: https://telescoper.blog/2026/04/03/finding-easter/
I'm an astronomer, and I teach at a Catholic college (though I'm not religious myself).
I had absolutely no idea how complicated the date of Easter is. Wow.
RE: https://telescoper.blog/2026/04/03/finding-easter/
I'm an astronomer, and I teach at a Catholic college (though I'm not religious myself).
I had absolutely no idea how complicated the date of Easter is. Wow.
@sundogplanets what's so complicated about "the first sunday, after the first full moon, after the vernal equinox" ??? 🤪
(I've had to explain it so many times I have it memorized)
@MsMerope @sundogplanets That's what they were aiming at, but theorists built a table to calculate Easter. That's where it gets complicated!
🔗 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_Easter#Calendarium