A calendar notation in which the date is represented by one number. For example, the Julian date for December 11, 1942 is 2430705; while December 12, 1942 is 2430706. The Julian date is widely ...

The simplest way to explain why Easter falls on a different date each year is this: It falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that follows the spring equinox.

The year depends on when the calendar you use starts – and there are so many to choose from ...

If you didn't know Easter's date moves each year. That's because the date is based on the lunar calendar. Easter comes on the ...

“In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April 1,” the History Channel says. “People who were slow to get the news or failed to ...