Subj : Re: Converting Dates based on Feast Days To : All From : Ian Goddard Date : Thu Sep 06 2018 05:27 am From: Ian Goddard On 05/09/18 15:18, Wibs wrote: > The Saturday after the Conversion of St Paul, 1381. > > I know the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul is the 25th January, but I don't know what day of the week this in 1381, in order to arrive at the date the following Saturday. Assuming you mean 1380/81: cal 1381 1381 January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 etc. It was a Friday The cal command is an old Unix command. As such Macs might have it and maybe the contradictorily named Windows subsystem for Linux available for W10 may well include it. However, for casual use http://www.tutorialspoint.com/unix_terminal_online.php might be the best option. I just tried it and it works. Note that cal assumes the year begins on Jan 1st (hence the proviso about 1380/81) and by default is for "England and her colonies". The current alternative version ncal has options for different calendars and countries and Western and Orthodox Easter dates, e.g. ncal -e 1381 14/04/81 Ian --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .