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The Easter Sunday Tables
of the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England.

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General Introduction

This page is an Annexe for my page The Calculation of Easter Sunday after the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England, for readers whose systems fail to generate the tables in the preferred manner.

These Tables were generated by that page; but do not not necessarily exactly match those generated by the current version of that page.

Introduction for Julian Easter

The first two are deduced from other information. The third matches a page of the Prayer Books of 1662 and 1683.

A Julian Sunday Letter Table

JULIAN SUNDAY LETTERS FOR 28 YEARS FROM 28×N 

   Add	  0  1  2  3  4  5  6

     0	  C  B  A  G  E  D  C
     7	  B  G  F  E  D  B  A
    14	  G  F  D  C  B  A  F
    21	  E  D  C  A  G  F  E

Frequencies :-   A 4   B 4   C 4   D 4   E 4   F 4   G 4

A Perpetual Julian Table to find Easter-Day

 Golden	Day of	Sunday
 Number	Month	Letter

 16	Mar 21	  C
 5	Mar 22	  D
	Mar 23	  E
 13	Mar 24	  F
 2	Mar 25	  G
	Mar 26	  A
 10	Mar 27	  B
	Mar 28	  C
 18	Mar 29	  D
 7	Mar 30	  E
	Mar 31	  F
 15	Apr  1	  G
 4	Apr  2	  A
	Apr  3	  B
 12	Apr  4	  C
 1	Apr  5	  D
	Apr  6	  E
 9	Apr  7	  F
	Apr  8	  G
 17	Apr  9	  A
 6	Apr 10	  B
	Apr 11	  C
 14	Apr 12	  D
 3	Apr 13	  E
	Apr 14	  F
 11	Apr 15	  G
	Apr 16	  A
 19	Apr 17	  B
 8	Apr 18	  C
	Apr 19	  D
	Apr 20	  E
	Apr 21	  F
	Apr 22	  G
	Apr 23	  A
	Apr 24	  B
	Apr 25	  C

The Perpetual Julian Table to find Easter-Day

			¶ To find Eaſter for ever.
 Golden
 Number	  A	  B	  C	  D	  E	  F	  G
 1	Apr  9	Apr 10	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr  6	Apr  7	Apr  8
 2	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 31	Apr  1
 3	Apr 16	Apr 17	Apr 18	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 14	Apr 15
 4	Apr  9	Apr  3	Apr  4	Apr  5	Apr  6	Apr  7	Apr  8
 5	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 23	Mar 24	Mar 25
 6	Apr 16	Apr 17	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr 15
 7	Apr  2	Apr  3	Apr  4	Apr  5	Apr  6	Mar 31	Apr  1
 8	Apr 23	Apr 24	Apr 25	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 21	Apr 22
 9	Apr  9	Apr 10	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr  8
 10	Apr  2	Apr  3	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 31	Apr  1
 11	Apr 16	Apr 17	Apr 18	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 21	Apr 22
 12	Apr  9	Apr 10	Apr 11	Apr  5	Apr  6	Apr  7	Apr  8
 13	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 31	Mar 25
 14	Apr 16	Apr 17	Apr 18	Apr 19	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr 15
 15	Apr  2	Apr  3	Apr  4	Apr  5	Apr  6	Apr  7	Apr  8
 16	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 22	Mar 23	Mar 24	Mar 25
 17	Apr 16	Apr 10	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr 15
 18	Apr  2	Apr  3	Apr  4	Apr  5	Mar 30	Mar 31	Apr  1
 19	Apr 23	Apr 24	Apr 18	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 21	Apr 22

Introduction for Gregorian Easter

This section holds copy'n'paste copies of representations of the Tables in the current Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England (and one deduced to be in the 1752 Prayer Book) which can be computed by my Calculation page.

Apart from "Table I" - "The Table in the Book", the Tables here may use tab characters within <pre> ... </pre>. If there appears to be a layout error, view the page source in something like NotePad.

Page 33, A TABLE TO FIND EASTER-DAY ...

... FROM THE PRESENT TIME TILL THE YEAR 2199 INCLUSIVE, ACCORDING TO THE FOREGOING CALENDAR

 Golden	Day of	Sunday
 Number	Month	Letter

	Mar 21	  C
 14	Mar 22	  D
 3	Mar 23	  E
	Mar 24	  F
 11	Mar 25	  G
	Mar 26	  A
 19	Mar 27	  B
 8	Mar 28	  C
	Mar 29	  D
 16	Mar 30	  E
 5	Mar 31	  F
	Apr  1	  G
 13	Apr  2	  A
 2	Apr  3	  B
	Apr  4	  C
 10	Apr  5	  D
	Apr  6	  E
 18	Apr  7	  F
 7	Apr  8	  G
	Apr  9	  A
 15	Apr 10	  B
 4	Apr 11	  C
	Apr 12	  D
 12	Apr 13	  E
 1	Apr 14	  F
	Apr 15	  G
 9	Apr 16	  A
 17	Apr 17	  B
 6	Apr 18	  C
	Apr 19	  D
	Apr 20	  E
	Apr 21	  F
	Apr 22	  G
	Apr 23	  A
	Apr 24	  B
	Apr 25	  C

The 1752-1899 Table Deduced

TABLE to find EASTER DAY from the present Time, till the Year 1899 inclusive, according to the foregoing Calendar.

 Golden	Day of	Sunday
 Number	Month	Letter

 14	Mar 21	  C
 3	Mar 22	  D
	Mar 23	  E
 11	Mar 24	  F
	Mar 25	  G
 19	Mar 26	  A
 8	Mar 27	  B
	Mar 28	  C
 16	Mar 29	  D
 5	Mar 30	  E
	Mar 31	  F
 13	Apr  1	  G
 2	Apr  2	  A
	Apr  3	  B
 10	Apr  4	  C
	Apr  5	  D
 18	Apr  6	  E
 7	Apr  7	  F
	Apr  8	  G
 15	Apr  9	  A
 4	Apr 10	  B
	Apr 11	  C
 12	Apr 12	  D
 1	Apr 13	  E
	Apr 14	  F
 9	Apr 15	  G
	Apr 16	  A
 17	Apr 17	  B
 6	Apr 18	  C
	Apr 19	  D
	Apr 20	  E
	Apr 21	  F
	Apr 22	  G
	Apr 23	  A
	Apr 24	  B
	Apr 25	  C

Page 34, ANOTHER TABLE TO FIND EASTER ...

... TILL THE YEAR 2199 INCLUSIVE

			   SUNDAY LETTERS
 Golden
 Number	  A	  B	  C	  D	  E	  F	  G
 1	Apr 16	Apr 17	Apr 18	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 21	Apr 15
 2	Apr  9	Apr 10	Apr  4	Apr  5	Apr  6	Apr  7	Apr  8
 3	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 24	Mar 25
 4	Apr 16	Apr 17	Apr 18	Apr 12	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr 15
 5	Apr  2	Apr  3	Apr  4	Apr  5	Apr  6	Apr  7	Apr  1
 6	Apr 23	Apr 24	Apr 25	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 21	Apr 22
 7	Apr  9	Apr 10	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr 15
 8	Apr  2	Apr  3	Apr  4	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 31	Apr  1
 9	Apr 23	Apr 17	Apr 18	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 21	Apr 22
 10	Apr  9	Apr 10	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr  6	Apr  7	Apr  8
 11	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 31	Apr  1
 12	Apr 16	Apr 17	Apr 18	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 14	Apr 15
 13	Apr  9	Apr  3	Apr  4	Apr  5	Apr  6	Apr  7	Apr  8
 14	Mar 26	Mar 27	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 23	Mar 24	Mar 25
 15	Apr 16	Apr 17	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr 15
 16	Apr  2	Apr  3	Apr  4	Apr  5	Apr  6	Mar 31	Apr  1
 17	Apr 23	Apr 24	Apr 18	Apr 19	Apr 20	Apr 21	Apr 22
 18	Apr  9	Apr 10	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr 13	Apr 14	Apr  8
 19	Apr  2	Apr  3	Mar 28	Mar 29	Mar 30	Mar 31	Apr  1

Page 37, A TABLE TO FIND EASTER-DAY ...

... FROM THE YEAR 2200, TO THE YEAR 2299 INCLUSIVE

 Golden	Day of	Sunday
 Number	Month	Letter

 6	Mar 21	  C
	Mar 22	  D
 14	Mar 23	  E
 3	Mar 24	  F
	Mar 25	  G
 11	Mar 26	  A
	Mar 27	  B
 19	Mar 28	  C
 8	Mar 29	  D
	Mar 30	  E
 16	Mar 31	  F
 5	Apr  1	  G
	Apr  2	  A
 13	Apr  3	  B
 2	Apr  4	  C
	Apr  5	  D
 10	Apr  6	  E
	Apr  7	  F
 18	Apr  8	  G
 7	Apr  9	  A
	Apr 10	  B
 15	Apr 11	  C
 4	Apr 12	  D
	Apr 13	  E
 12	Apr 14	  F
 1	Apr 15	  G
	Apr 16	  A
 9	Apr 17	  B
 17	Apr 18	  C
	Apr 19	  D
	Apr 20	  E
	Apr 21	  F
	Apr 22	  G
	Apr 23	  A
	Apr 24	  B
	Apr 25	  C

Pages 38-39, GENERAL TABLES ...

... FOR FINDING THE DOMINICAL OR SUNDAY LETTER, AND THE PLACES OF THE GOLDEN NUMBERS IN THE CALENDAR

Table I

The Table in the Book
TABLE I
6 5 4 3 2 1 0
B C D E F G A
        1600 1700 1800
1900
2000		 2100 2200 2300
2400		 2500 2600 2700
2800
2900 3000 3100
3200		 3300 3400 3500
3600		 3700
3800 3900
4000		 4100 4200 4300
4400		 4500 4600
4700
4800		 4900 5000 5100
5200		 5300 5400 5500
5600
5700 5800 5900
6000		 6100 6200 6300
6400		 6500
6600 6700
6800		 6900 7000 7100
7200		 7300 7400
7500
7600		 7700 7800 7900
8000		 8100 8200 8300
8400
8500 &c.          
An Alternative Table
GREGORIAN SUNDAY LETTERS FOR 400 YEARS FROM 400×N 


   Add	  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

     0	  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F
    20	  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B
    40	  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E
    60	  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A
    80	  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D
   100	  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A
   120	  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D
   140	  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G
   160	  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C
   180	  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F
   200	  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C
   220	  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F
   240	  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B
   260	  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E
   280	  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A
   300	  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E
   320	  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A
   340	  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D
   360	  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C  A  G  F  E  C  B  A  G
   380	  E  D  C  B  G  F  E  D  B  A  G  F  D  C  B  A  F  E  D  C

Frequencies :-   A 56   B 58   C 56   D 58   E 57   F 57   G 58

Table II

The year range is a little greater than that in the Book.


		    TABLE II
 1	2	S	L	D	3	V
 Bsxt.	Year	Solar	Lunar	both	Cypher	OK
	1500	0	0	0	0	true
 B	1600	0	0	0	0	true
	1700	1	0	1	1	true
	1800	2	1	1	1	true
	1900	3	1	2	2	true
 B	2000	3	1	2	2	true
	2100	4	2	2	2	true
	2200	5	2	3	3	true
	2300	6	2	4	4	true
 B	2400	6	3	3	3	true
	2500	7	3	4	4	true
	2600	8	3	5	5	true
	2700	9	4	5	5	true
 B	2800	9	4	5	5	true
	2900	10	4	6	6	true
	3000	11	5	6	6	true
	3100	12	5	7	7	true
 B	3200	12	5	7	7	true
	3300	13	6	7	7	true
	3400	14	6	8	8	true
	3500	15	6	9	9	true
 B	3600	15	7	8	8	true
	3700	16	7	9	9	true
	3800	17	7	10	10	true
	3900	18	8	10	10	true
 B	4000	18	8	10	10	true
	4100	19	8	11	11	true
	4200	20	8	12	12	true
	4300	21	9	12	12	true
 B	4400	21	9	12	12	true
	4500	22	9	13	13	true
	4600	23	10	13	13	true
	4700	24	10	14	14	true
 B	4800	24	10	14	14	true
	4900	25	11	14	14	true
	5000	26	11	15	15	true
	5100	27	11	16	16	true
 B	5200	27	12	15	15	true
	5300	28	12	16	16	true
	5400	29	12	17	17	true
	5500	30	13	17	17	true
 B	5600	30	13	17	17	true
	5700	31	13	18	18	true
	5800	32	14	18	18	true
	5900	33	14	19	19	true
 B	6000	33	14	19	19	true
	6100	34	15	19	19	true
	6200	35	15	20	20	true
	6300	36	15	21	21	true
 B	6400	36	16	20	20	true
	6500	37	16	21	21	true
	6600	38	16	22	22	true
	6700	39	16	23	23	true
 B	6800	39	17	22	22	true
	6900	40	17	23	23	true
	7000	41	17	24	24	true
	7100	42	18	24	24	true
 B	7200	42	18	24	24	true
	7300	43	18	25	25	true
	7400	44	19	25	25	true
	7500	45	19	26	26	true
 B	7600	45	19	26	26	true
	7700	46	20	26	26	true
	7800	47	20	27	27	true
	7900	48	20	28	28	true
 B	8000	48	21	27	27	true
	8100	49	21	28	28	true
	8200	50	21	29	29	true
	8300	51	22	29	29	true
 B	8400	51	22	29	29	true
	8500	52	22	30	0	true
	8600	53	23	30	0	true
	8700	54	23	31	1	true
 B	8800	54	23	31	1	true
	8900	55	24	31	1	true
	9000	56	24	32	2	true
	9100	57	24	33	3	true
 B	9200	57	24	33	3	true
	9300	58	25	33	3	true
	9400	59	25	34	4	true
	9500	60	25	35	5	true
 B	9600	60	26	34	4	true
	9700	61	26	35	5	true
	9800	62	26	36	6	true
	9900	63	27	36	6	true
        &c.

Table III

Calculated Table III Reversed
                    THE GOLDEN NUMBERS                      SL   PFM

  19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

  26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8   C  Mar 21
  27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9   D  Mar 22
  28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10   E  Mar 23
  29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11   F  Mar 24
   0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12   G  Mar 25

   1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13   A  Mar 26
   2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14   B  Mar 27
   3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15   C  Mar 28
   4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16   D  Mar 29
   5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17   E  Mar 30

   6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18   F  Mar 31
   7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19   G  Apr  1
   8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20   A  Apr  2
   9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21   B  Apr  3
  10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22   C  Apr  4

  11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23   D  Apr  5
  12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24   E  Apr  6
  13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25   F  Apr  7
  14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26   G  Apr  8
  15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27   A  Apr  9

  16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28   B  Apr 10
  17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29   C  Apr 11
  18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0   D  Apr 12
  19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1   E  Apr 13
  20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2   F  Apr 14

  21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3   G  Apr 15
  22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7 26 15  4   A  Apr 16
  23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6 25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5   B  Apr 17
  24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7                                    B  Apr 17
                          26 15  4 23 12  1 20  9 28 17  6   C  Apr 18

  25 14  3 22 11  0 19  8 27 16  5 24 13  2 21 10 29 18  7   C  Apr 18
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