Easter

The most complicated of calendar holidays is Easter Sunday - a "movable feast" that can occur in March or April and is determined by a complex mathematical procedure. Easter data is presented for calendar years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and is listed for the rest of the 21st century. A list of Easter dates follows.

Date of Easter

Easter date is a complex calculation involving the full moon and the spring (vernal) equinox. A correct statement is: 'Easter is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after March 21'. For details and additional information, please see: Holiday Calendar - When is Easter ?? and Wikipedia - Easter. The earliest date for Easter is March 22. The latest date for Easter is April 25.

2007 April 8	2012 April 8	2017 April 16	2022 April 17
2008 March 23	2013 March 31	2018 April 1	2023 April 9
2009 April 12	2014 April 20	2019 April 21	2024 March 31
2010 April 4	2015 April 5	2020 April 12	2025 April 20
2011 April 24	2016 March 27	2021 April 4	2026 April 5

List of Easter Calendar Dates for 21st Century

Another algorithm to determine the date of Easter is presented by the Astronomical Society of South Australia - Ronald W. Mallen. The table below is a list of Easter dates that can be generated using that mathematical procedure.

ASSA - Easter Dating Method

   23 April 2000   20 April 2025   10 April 2050    7 April 2075   
   15 April 2001    5 April 2026    2 April 2051   19 April 2076
   31 March 2002   28 March 2027   21 April 2052   11 April 2077
   20 April 2003   16 April 2028    6 April 2053    3 April 2078
   11 April 2004    1 April 2029   29 March 2054   23 April 2079
   27 March 2005   21 April 2030   18 April 2055    7 April 2080
   16 April 2006   13 April 2031    2 April 2056   30 March 2081
    8 April 2007   28 March 2032   22 April 2057   19 April 2082
   23 March 2008   17 April 2033   14 April 2058    4 April 2083
   12 April 2009    9 April 2034   30 March 2059   26 March 2084
    4 April 2010   25 March 2035   18 April 2060   15 April 2085
   24 April 2011   13 April 2036   10 April 2061   31 March 2086
    8 April 2012    5 April 2037   26 March 2062   20 April 2087
   31 March 2013   25 April 2038   15 April 2063   11 April 2088
   20 April 2014   10 April 2039    6 April 2064    3 April 2089
    5 April 2015    1 April 2040   29 March 2065   16 April 2090
   27 March 2016   21 April 2041   11 April 2066    8 April 2091
   16 April 2017    6 April 2042    3 April 2067   30 March 2092
    1 April 2018   29 March 2043   22 April 2068   12 April 2093
   21 April 2019   17 April 2044   14 April 2069    4 April 2094
   12 April 2020    9 April 2045   30 March 2070   24 April 2095
    4 April 2021   25 March 2046   19 April 2071   15 April 2096
   17 April 2022   14 April 2047   10 April 2072   31 March 2097
    9 April 2023    5 April 2048   26 March 2073   20 April 2098
   31 March 2024   18 April 2049   15 April 2074   12 April 2099

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