function [ m, d ] = thanksgiving_us ( y ) %*****************************************************************************80 % %% THANKSGIVING_US computes the date of Thanksgiving (US) for a Common year. % % Discussion: % % Thanksgiving (US) occurs on the fourth Thursday in November. % % Example: % % Input: % % Y = 2002 % % Output: % % M = 11 % D = 28 % % Licensing: % % This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. % % Modified: % % 23 September 2012 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Parameters: % % Input, integer Y, the year. % % Output, integer M, D, the month and day of Thanksgiving. % % % Determine the day of the week for 22 November, the earliest day % that Thanksgiving can occur. % m = 11; d = 22; f = 0.0; w = ymdf_to_weekday_common ( y, m, d, f ); % % W = 5 means this day is Thursday, and day D is Thanksgiving. % Otherwise, figure out how to increment W to 5; % The same increment makes D the correct day number. % if ( w < 5 ) d = d + 5 - w; elseif ( 5 < w ) d = d + 12 - w; end return end