Because Easter fell on this date this year. To find out why it fell on this date ask this question on this site.
Easter Sunday last fell on March 23rd in 2000. Easter Sunday is due to fall on this date again in 2079.
1913 was the only year in the 20th century that Easter Sunday was on the 23rd of March.
Easter Sunday last fell in March in the year 2008 on the 23rd. Easter Sunday will again fall in March in 2013 on the 31st.
Sunday, March 23rd 2008.
Easter Sunday fells on 23 March 2008 for the Western Christians (Catholics, Protestants). For the Eastern Orthodox Christians, Easter Sunday was on 27 April 2008.
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
Easter Sunday, since 326 A.D., is alway one of the 35 dates March 22 to April 25. Easter Sunday last fell in March in 2008, on the 23rd. Easter Sunday will again fall in March in 2013, on the 31st.
In 2000, Easter Sunday fell on April 23rd.
Easter Sunday can fall anywhere from March 22nd to April 25th. This year Easter falls on March 23rd; which incidentally is the earliest possible date Easter will fall this century. The last time Easter fell on March 23rd was in 1913. The next time Easter will fall on March 23rd will be in 2160. Robert Greves (Seattle Washington)
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 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.
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