Easter: When is Easter?

Easter Day is the Sunday after the full moon which falls on or after the spring equinox. This section explains why Easter is celebrated on this day, and the methods by which the Church has determined when this date falls.

For the moment you can find:

• an Easter date calculator to tell you the date of Easter Day in any year, with other related dates;
• an explanation of the calculation performed by the calculator

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Simon Kershaw <simon@oremus.org>
10 February 2004