Today is the first full moon of spring as yesterday was the vernal equinox!

[Breeze54]

Equinox, full moon usher in early Easter
http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_8648257

The Monterey County Herald
Herald Staff Report
Article Last Updated: 03/21/2008 01:28:32 AM PDT

Easter snuck right up on us this year.

The Paschal Full Moon.


It's not every year that St. Patrick's Day falls in Holy Week. The last time that happened was in 1940.
In Ireland, Catholic bishops moved up St. Patrick's Day a couple of days this year so the celebration would
not inappropriately interfere with somber Holy Week ceremonies.

While Easter will be celebrated earlier than usual this year, ecclesiastic dictates have little to do with it.

According to the almanacs, Easter is always celebrated on the Sunday after the first full moon after
the vernal equinox. Because the vernal equinox (or first day of spring) was Thursday and the moon
will be full tonight, Easter falls this Sunday.

More....

[panader0]

1. I heard on the boob tube that Easter will not come this earlt for 200 years.

[Breeze54]

4. Here's some statistics.... "Next time it'll occur on March 22nd...2285"

Easter Extremes On The Calendar

http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=113252&provider=top

Written by: Steve Adamson
Last Modified: 3/21/2008 12:01:05 AM

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Listed below are some notable Easter dates:

Last time it occurred on its' earliest possible date of March 22nd....1818

Last time it occurred on its' latest possible date of April 25th....1943

Next time it'll occur on March 22nd...2285

Next time it'll occur on April 25th....2038

Easter 2008 date of March 23rd, the second earliest occurring date, will not happen again until the year 2160.

The latest date in recent time Easter has occurred was back in 2000 when it fell on April 23rd.

Easter will occur on it's second latest possible date in 2011...April 24th.

After Easter this year, we won't have another March Easter for five years...March 31, 2013.

[LiberalEsto]

2. But Orthodox Easter

is April 27, because it has to be after Passover.

[Breeze54]

5. I guess! The article was talking about the Catholic Easter.

I don't know anything about either, really. ;)

[LSparkle]

3. No wonder people are driving like idiots today!

Full Moon!

[Breeze54]

6. Could be but I thought they were idiots

the other night, although I didn't drive today, except for early this morning. ;)

[LSparkle]

7. It was either the full moon or their desperation to get away for the weekend

I saw more SUVs loaded up with families on the road this morning, all driving
like bats out of hell on their way to Easter weekend (!).

[Breeze54]

8. They were probably in a hurry to catch a plane to warmer climates!

Yesterday, I was tailgated by many a-holes. I was doing the speed limit, in a school zone!!! :grr:
And I slowed off the main drag, in order to turn into my driveway and got beeped at and they
flipped me the bird! How dare I slow down to go home! :eyes: I can't stand people like that!
Then I go home and the moon looked full last night and i thought the same as you! ;)