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The next communication is in further support of the almanac-maker’s
Easter.
_To the Editor of the Every-Day Book._
Sir,
It appears the author of the article “Easter,” in the _Every-Day Book_,
p. 416, thinks the almanac-makers wrong in fixing Easter Sunday, for
1825, on the 3rd of April, when the full moon took place at 6 h. 23 m.
in the morning of that very day. He probably was not aware, that the
_astronomical_ day commences at 12 at noon, and ends the next noon. The
2d of April (as an astronomical day,) commenced on the Saturday, and
ended on the Sunday at noon. The festivals being regulated according to
this astronomical division of time, it follows that the almanac-makers
were correct in considering the full moon to take place on Saturday, the
2d of April, and in fixing Easter Sunday for the 3rd of April. I trust
you will find it worth while to insert this correction of your
statement, from