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Easter is the Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, and the latest possible date for the Paschal Full Moon is April 18. So the latest possible date for Easter is when the Paschal Full Moon falls on Sunday 18 April.

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Yes, that's the latest possible date.

Since the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1582, Easter has fallen on April 25th four times: 1666, 1734, 1886 and 1943.

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Latest date Easter?

The latest possible date of Easter is April 25.


What is the latest date Easter has ever fallen on?

In 1943 It fell on April 25th. (and will fall on April 25 in 2038 also). BTW The earliest date Easter can fall on is March 22 (which happened in 2008).


How many times has Easter fell on April 26th?

Easter Sunday has fallen on April 25th in the years 1734, 1886 and 1943. Easter Sunday is due to fall on this date again in 2038.


What is the lastest date that Easter can Be?

April 25


When has Easter been on April 26?

No, Easter hasn't ever been on April 27th. The latest date Easter can occur on April on the 25th. This will occur again in the year 2038. The previous time Easter fell on the 25th of April was in 1943.


How is Easter Sunday determined in the Catholic Church?

Easter Sunday falls AFTER the first full moon AFTER the Vernal Equinox. While the date for the Vernal Equinox is the same every year, the phases of the moon do not fall on the same date. This is why Easter Sunday is a different date each year. The earliest possible date for Easter Sunday is March 22. The latest possible date is April 25. This year (2011) Easter Sunday falls on April 24.


When did Easter last fall on the 25th April?

Easter Sunday last fell on April 25 in 1943. Easter Sunday has previously fallen on this date in 1734 and 1886. Easter Sunday will next fall on April 25 in 2038.


What is the latest date that Easter can be?

ComputationsMain article: ComputusThe calculations for the date of Easter are somewhat complicated. In the Western Church, Easter has not fallen on the earliest of the 35 possible dates, March 22, since 1818, and will not do so again until 2285. It will, however, fall on March 23 in 2008, but will not do so again until 2160. The latest possible date, April 27 will next fall on that date in 2016.The cycle of Easter dates repeats after exactly 5,700,000 years, with April 19 being the most common date, happening 220,400 times, or 3.9% compared to a mean for all dates of 162,857 times, or 2.9%.Tony B.The latest possible date for Easter is April 25. In the year 2016 Easter will fall on March 27 not April 27. The next time it will fall on the April 25 is 2038. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EasterFrank K.


What day did Easter fall on in the year 2009?

Easter 2009 was on 12 April. Interesting additional information is that the earliest possible day for easter is 22 March and the latest possible 25 April.


When will Easter fall on April 7?

Yes. I was born on the Wednesday before Easter in 1943. My birthday date is April 21. April 25 is the latest that Easter falls for Christians except in the Orthodox church when it can fall even later. I think my neighbor told me that Passover has to occur before her church celebrates Easter.


What is the latest day Easter fall on?

Easter Sunday, from 326 A.D., is always one of the 35 dates March 22 to April 25.


What date was Easter in 1952?

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