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Astronomical Determination of Passover Date
Easter is an interesting holiday for astronomical reasons. The Christian Church didn’t pick the date out of thin air. It is based on an ancient lunar calendar using the Jewish calculation for Passover, the 14th day of Nisan, the month Spring begins.
Jewish months start with a new moon. 14 days later is the full moon. The Nisan full moon is called the “Pascal Full Moon”, and begins the Passover celebration.
When is passover in the bible
For Christians, both Passover and Easter are associated with Jesus’ momentous visit to Jerusalem. Hence the Easter rule became simply, “The first Sunday after Passover”. More correctly, using the astronomical definition of Spring in the northern hemisphere, this became “The first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.”
Note the word “after”.
Passover can start on any day of the week, whenever the Pascal full moon occurs. Easter, always a Sunday, usually follows Passover by a few days. But, occasionally the full moon falls on Sunday, so Passover and Easte
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