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Golden Number
    

Let Y be a Gregorian year, then


is known as the golden number. New moons fall on approximately the same date for two years with the same golden number.

Easter, Epact, Paschal Full Moon




References

Tøndering, C. "Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars." http://www.tondering.dk/claus/calendar.html.







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