Dialog
Vol 39 No 2 (2016): JURNAL DIALOG

PENENTUAN HARI LIBUR NASIONAL UMAT KRISTEN DI INDONESIA MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA ASTRONOMI MEEUS

Admiral Musa Julius (Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika)
Rukman Nugraha (Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika)
I Putu Pudja (Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2016

Abstract

Astronomically, Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. In Indonesia, Christian holidays including Easter are regulated by the Ministry of Religious Affairs based on the recommendation of Indonesian Church Union (PGI) and Bishops Conference of Indonesia (KWI). This study objective is to formulate a simple time marker by using Meeus Astronomical Algorithm to determine Christian holidays in Indonesian Gregorian calendar. Another objective is to evaluate the Christian holidays on Indonesian calendar between 1960 and 2015. Finally, this study would also provide prediction for future Christian holidays. This study finds out that the Christian holidays on Indonesian calendar are proven as methodologically accurate. It indicates that Meeus Astronomical Algorithm can produce accurate calculation for determining Christian holidays in Indonesia in the future. KEY WORDS:Meeus astronomical algorithm, christian holidays, Indonesian calendar

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Journal Info

Abbrev

dialog

Publisher

Subject

Religion Humanities Social Sciences

Description

DIALOG (p-ISSN: 0126-396x, e-ISSN: 2715-6230) is a periodical scientific journal which managed by Secretary of The Research and Development & Educational Training Agency - Ministry of Religious Affairs. This journal first published in 1976. But then, it was officially changed in to an electronic ...