Easter Sunday is calculated by determing the first Sunday after the full moon after the Spring Equinox. Therefore, Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday, following the full moon after March 21st. Easter Sunday in 2008 was March 23rd, as the full moon fell on the Equinox that year.
For the Western Christian Calendar, Easter falls on March 23rd in 2008. For the Orthodox Christian Calendar, it falls on April 27th. After 2008, the next Easter Sunday on March 23rd will be in 2160. March 23, 2160
The 2003 calendar matches the 2014 calendar, including the date of Easter and the dates associated with it (Mardi Gras through Pentecost Sunday).
Its always on a Sunday but a different Sunday ------------------------------------------------------------ No, Easter is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar, it falls on the first Sunday after the full moon following the northern hemisphere's vernal equinox.
april 8 is the erlyest date easter can fall
Easter Sunday has only fallen on April 23rd in the year 2000 - between 1950 and 2008. Previous to 2000, Easter Sunday fell on this date in 1905, 1916 and 1848. Easter Sunday is not due to fall on this date again until the year 2079.
Easter Sunday last fell on March 23 in 2008. Easter Sunday has previously fallen on this date in the years 1704, 1788, 1845, 1856 and 1913. Easter Sunday will next fall on March 23 in 2160.
Easter is called a moveable feast because the date of Easter changes every year. Easter Sunday can fall on any date from 22 March to 25 April. The reason for this variation in the date of Easter is based on the lunar calendar (moon) rather than our more well-known solar one. Easter always falls on the first Sunday following the full Moon (the Paschal Full Moon) after 21 March. If the Full Moon falls on a Sunday then Easter is the next Sunday.
In 2009, Easter Sunday fell on April 12th and in 2008, Easter Sunday fell on March 23rd.
Easter Sunday has previously been on April 23rd in the years 1848, 1916, 1905 and 2000. Easter Sunday is due to fall on this date again in the year 2079.
Easter's DateEaster Sunday falls on a different date each year. Easter Sunday is always the first Sunday after the first full moon, after the spring Equinox. Go to your calendar, and find the first day of spring--then find the first full moon immediately following that. Easter will be the first Sunday after that first full moon.
If you mean Easter Sunday 2011, the date was April 24. If you didn't, then there was no Easter in the year 1011.
Easter was on April 17th in 1960