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This page contains the date of Easter for a 500 year period (1600-2099) taken from a public listing previously published by M. Bednarek.
This is a list of dates for Easter. The Easter dates also affect when Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost occur in a given year. Easter may occur on different dates in the Gregorian Calendar (Western) and the Julian Calendar (Orthodox or Eastern).
Easter, considered the greatest feast day in the Christian calendar, is a moveable feast, which means that it falls on a different date each year. Easter always falls on a Sunday, but Easter Sunday can be as early as March 22 and as late as April 25.
Table of Dates of Easter 2001–2021. Easter is a moveable feast and the date varies every year. The computation of the date involves a formula which takes into account the lunar cycle each year. Since all other moveable feasts move around the date for Easter, they vary as well from year to year.
Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon (a mathematical approximation of the first astronomical full moon, on or after 21 March – itself a fixed approximation of the March equinox).
By default, for years after 1752, Easter is calculated according to the rules of the Gregorian Calendar, introduced in 1582, and adopted in England in September 1752. For years to 1752, the Julian Calendar is used. Alternatively, you may force the use of the Gregorian or Julian Calendars.
Easter 2025 is on Sunday, April 20! Easter is a “movable feast” always held on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Why do the Easter dates change (but Christmas doesn't)? Find out how Easter is determined plus the rarest Easter date!
Easter, the celebration of Jesus' resurrection, is the oldest feast of the Christian Church, and is the central belief of the Christian faith from its beginning. Each year we have to look at a calendar to find out the date of Easter because this moveable feast can occur any time from March 22 to April 25. Here's why.
Easter 2024 occurs on Sunday, March 31. However, Easter falls on a different date each year. Easter Sunday and related celebrations, such as Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday, are considered...
With this browser-based application, you can find Easter dates for each year (in the Western/Gregorian calendar). You can specify the start and end years of the date search interval, and you'll get a list of all Easter dates in the specified year range.