>I believe that for calculation by simple souls Easter is just the first
>Sunday after the first full moon after the equinox of 21 March. But I
>would like to find Easter several years ahead and do not know where to
>find lunar phases except for the current year. Or is there a handy
>table somewhere.
Jean Meeus has published a method for finding the date of Easter
Sunday in "Astronomical Algorithms". It is valid for all years in the
Gregorian calendar.
Divide.........................by...........Quotient....Remainder
The year ...............19.......................................a
The year................100...................b................c
b..............................4....................d............... .e
b+8...........................25...................f
b-f+1.........................3.....................g
19a+b-d-g+15........30.....................................h
c...............................4......................i................k
32+2e+2i-h-k.........7........................................l
a+11h+22*l............451.................m
h+l-7m+114.............31..................n................p
Then
n = number of the month
p+1 = day of the month on which Easter Sunday falls.
Les Cowley
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