L'Astronomia del Venerdi' Santo e l'ora della Sindone

Abstract

The solar eclipse of Good Friday has always been recognized as a problem from the astronomical point of view. The date of Crucifixion has been investigated by many scholars and the most accredited one is friday 3 april 33, when, at sunset an eclipsed Moon rised. Few minutes later the apparition of a third star of medium magnitude stated the beginning of the sabbatical rest: before that time Jesus has been buried, wrapped into the shroud. All these topics are reviewed from an astronomical point of view with some theological considerations.

29 pages, 11 figures, in Italian. Proc. Conference "Terzo incontro sui due Teli" Jerusalem 25-28 November 2012, Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center