Missing Calendar Days

Missing Calendar Days. Now, your average brit had as much. By the 16th century, this misalignment had resulted in a significant drift of approximately 10 days, affecting the calculation of the date of easter, which was traditionally set based on the vernal equinox.

But it took another two decades to find a suitable fix and put it into place. Let’s take a look at the gregorian and the julian calendars, why the switch was made, and what happened to the missing 10 days.