ured ▁by ▁clouds ▁or ▁ha ze . ▁In cluding ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁cloud y ▁sky ▁obsc uring ▁the ▁moon , ▁and ▁assuming ▁that ▁the ▁Jewish ▁authorities ▁would ▁be ▁aware ▁that ▁lun ar ▁months ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁either ▁ 2 9 ▁or ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁long ▁( the ▁time ▁from ▁one ▁new ▁moon ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁is ▁ 2 9 . 5 3 ▁days ), ▁then ▁the ▁ref ined ▁calculation ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁Friday ▁requirement ▁might ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁met , ▁during ▁Pont ius ▁Pil ate ' s ▁term ▁of ▁office , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁AD   2 7 . ▁ ▁Another ▁potential ▁date ▁ar ises ▁if ▁the ▁Jewish ▁authorities ▁happened ▁to ▁add ▁an ▁irregular ▁lun ar ▁le ap ▁month ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁a ▁meteor olog ically ▁delayed ▁har vest ▁season : ▁this ▁would ▁yield ▁one ▁additional ▁possibility ▁during ▁Pil ate ' s ▁time , ▁which ▁is ▁Newton ' s ▁fav oured ▁date ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁AD   3 4 . ▁Col in ▁Hum ph re ys ▁calcul ates ▁but ▁reject s ▁these ▁AD   2 7 ▁and ▁AD   3 4 ▁dates ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁the ▁former ▁is ▁much ▁too ▁early ▁to ▁be ▁compatible ▁with ▁, ▁and ▁spring ▁AD   3 4 ▁is ▁probably ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁be ▁compatible ▁with ▁Paul ' s ▁tim eline , ▁confirm ing ▁Friday ▁ 7 ▁April ▁AD   3 0 , ▁and ▁Friday ▁ 3 ▁April ▁AD   3 3 ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁feas ible ▁cru c if ix