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Easter can never occur before March 22 or later than April 25. The usual statement, that Easter Day is the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs next after the vernal equinox, is not a precise statement of the actual ecclesiastical rules. The full moon involved is not the astronomical Full Moon but an ecclesiastical moon (determined from tables) that keeps, more or less, in step with the astronomical Moon.
The ecclesiastical rules are:
- Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox;
- this particular ecclesiastical full moon is the 14th day of a tabular lunation (new moon); and
- the vernal equinox is fixed as March 21.
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Is Palm Sunday the same as Easter Sunday?
No. Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter Sunday.
Is Good Friday and Easter on the same day?
No, Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday, which is 2 days in between. They are never in the same day.
Why is Easter not celebrated every date of the year?
As it is not a birthday, the same date, and it has to fall on a sunday, that is why it never falls on the same day.
When did good Friday fall on Easter Sunday?
It never has! Good Friday is the day on which we remember Christ's crucifixion. Easter Sunday is always the Sunday afterwards when we remember the resurrection of Christ.
Is Easter always on Sunday April 20?
No, Easter is not on the same date every year.
What date did Easter fall on in 1992?
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When is Easter in Australia?
Easter is on a Sunday in Australia and on the same date each year as Easter in the rest of the world. As the question is being answered in 2013, then this year it is on Sunday the 31st of March.
When will Easter fall on March 13?
Easter Sunday will never fall on March 13 as Easter Sunday, from 326 A.D., is always one of the 35 dates March 22 to April 25.
When will Easter fall on March 13th?
Easter Sunday will never fall on March 13 as Easter Sunday, from 326 A.D., is always one of the 35 dates March 22 to April 25.
When will Easter fall on March 19?
Easter Sunday will never fall on March 19 as Easter Sunday, from 326 A.D., is always one of the 35 dates March 22 to April 25.
When will Easter fall on April 26?
Easter Sunday will never fall on April 26 as Easter Sunday, from 326 A.D., is always one of the 35 dates March 22 to April 25.
Are Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday the same day?
Yes, both terms refer to the Sunday before Easter.
