Sentences with phrase «following vernal equinox»
As a result of Earth's elliptical orbit, the time between the autumnal equinox and the following vernal equinox (about September 22 to about March 21) is almost one week shorter than the remainder of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Instead, as per the Church Council of Nicaea henceforth it was to be held on the very first Sunday following the full moon on or after the vernal equinox.
For centuries, Christians have celebrated the resurrection rituals of Easter on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.