* Equinox Error in 'calendar'
@ 2006-09-20 10:50 Kenneth Jacker
2006-09-21 11:16 ` ken
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From: Kenneth Jacker @ 2006-09-20 10:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: Edward M. Reingold
[Ubuntu; GNU Emacs 21.4.1; calendar.el Version 6, October 12, 1995]
I believe the date/day of this year's autumnal equinox (northern
hemisphere) is incorrect for the eastern time zone in 'calendar'.
This is displayed:
Friday, September 22, 2006: Autumnal Equinox 12:03am (EDT)
but it really should be:
Saturday, September 23, 2006: Autumnal Equinox 12:03am (EDT)
We don't want to perform our "pagan rituals" on the wrong day!
--
Prof Kenneth H Jacker khj@cs.appstate.edu
Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj
Appalachian State Univ
Boone, NC 28608 USA
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* Re: Equinox Error in 'calendar'
2006-09-20 10:50 Equinox Error in 'calendar' Kenneth Jacker
@ 2006-09-21 11:16 ` ken
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From: ken @ 2006-09-21 11:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
Kenneth Jacker wrote:
> [Ubuntu; GNU Emacs 21.4.1; calendar.el Version 6, October 12, 1995]
>
> I believe the date/day of this year's autumnal equinox (northern
> hemisphere) is incorrect for the eastern time zone in 'calendar'.
>
> This is displayed:
>
> Friday, September 22, 2006: Autumnal Equinox 12:03am (EDT)
>
> but it really should be:
>
> Saturday, September 23, 2006: Autumnal Equinox 12:03am (EDT)
>
>
> We don't want to perform our "pagan rituals" on the wrong day!
>
I'm running two different versions of emacs (on the same machine). The
older one-- 21.3.1-- shows the equinox being on Friday, but the newer
version-- 22.0.50.1-- shows Saturday.
If someone is nearby to it, they could do a count at Stonehenge and
determine the percentage of pagans who have upgraded against those who
haven't.
--
"It is not knowable how long that conflict would last, it could last,
you know, six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
--Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, 2/7/03
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