A Julian Day Count Solar Lunar Calendar

Here is how to construct a simple Lunar Solar

calendar. The Spring Equinox date is very stable
when expressed as Julian Day Number, JD#. The
conversion routine from JD# to Gregorian or Civil
calendar date takes account of leap years. Also the
average rotation of earth and moon are so stable, that
even Solomon noticed;
- The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and
that which is done is that which shall be done: and
there is no new thing under the sun. Eccl1:9 & 2Pet3:4
Astronomer’s think the average length of a Solar
year changes by only 1/2second per century. That is
less than a minute in 12,000 years or within 6000
years either side of today’s date. So we can be
confident of the mean solar year length at 365.2422
days. Likewise the average or synodic time for the
moon is fairly stable at 29.53059 days. Because 12
lunar periods are just 354.3672 days, ever so often a
leap or 13th month year needs to be added to keep up
with the solar year length. This is done by adding a
month whenever full moon phase falls behind the
spring Equinox. The calculation determines the
Paschal Full Moon as summarized by Tables 1&2 of
“Astronomical Easter Calculation using Julian Day
Numbers” (https://tinyurl.com/yckzsrrh) and less 14
days arrives at Paschal 1Abib. This is the JD# of the
first day of a spring month for which the Paschal full • And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of
the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let
moon falls on or after the Spring Equinox.
them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and
An evaluation found in 536 years, there were 6 years:… And God made two great lights; the greater
different year lengths, 3 of each, non-leap & leap light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the
year types. The 3 different leap years were: 382, 383, night: he made the stars also. Gen1:14&16
& 384 days per year. The 3 different non leap year Formula: JD# 1Jan, Z, of any Civil Year, Y, …-2,-1,0,1..
types were: 354, 355, & 356 days. The month lengths 365×(Y+4799)+INT((Y+4799)÷4)−INT((Y+4799)÷100)
for these year types are laid out in the following +INT((Y+4799)÷400)−31738.5 & Y=2014, Z=2456658.5
table. Epact (days): ΔZ is ΔJD# from 1January of Year:
This method’s least difference to 365.24219 day 29.53059−MOD(MOD(Y,19)×11−INT((Y−1584−12×M
Solar Year was 1.07Days/1000Years or mean length OD(Y,19))÷228),30) For Y=2014 ΔZ=0.53
of 365.2411d/Y over 534Yrs. Over a span of 24 JD# Equinox, γ: (2457102.448+(Y−2015)×365.2422)+
metonic cycles, 456Y, the average was 365.2434. ((−0.0005947871)×((Y−2015)÷1000)^4+(−0.00392591)
Astronomical formula will yield an average calendar ×((Y−2015)÷1000)^3+(0.013808751)×((Y−2015)÷1000)
year close to a mean solar year. The method would ^2+(0.1590901)×((Y−2015)÷1000)) &γ=2456737.206
Paschal PFM1, aka 15Abib = Z+ΔZ+72.82648 =PFM1
be self correcting if observational methods are used
1Abib =IF(PFM1>γ,PFM1,PFM1+29.53059)−14.45
to find new moon and Solar Equinox. Y=2014, PFM1=2456731.857, 1Abib=2456746.938 & 15Abib
= 1Abib +14, @2047&+227Y avg=365.2456d/Y

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