When is Easter?
- Easter Day is the first Sunday after the first full Moon on or after the March equinox.
- Here, the March equinox is always assumed to occur on 21 March, but in practice, it can occur a day or two sooner.
- Earliest possible Easter Day is 22 March, as in the years 1818 and 2285.
- Latest possible Easter Day is 25 April, as in the years 1886, 1943 and 2038.
- The number of different possible days for Easter Day is 35.
- An ecclesiastical computation, rather than the real Moon, is the basis for determining Easter Day.
- In the following years in the period 1900–2100, this computation
will give another result than obtained by using the time of astronomical
full Moon:
- 1900, 1903, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1943, 1954, 1962, 1967,
- 1974, 1981, 2038, 2049, 2069, 2076, 2089, 2095 and 2096
Other facts
- There are never two successive years with Easter Day in March.
- There are never two successive years with Easter Day on the same date.
- After a period of 5 700 000 years, the exact sequence of Easter dates is repeated cyclically.
- In some cases, a whole 100-year sequence of Easter dates repeats long before the period of 5 700 000 years is elapsed.
Recurrence of Easter Day
The following table for the period 1901–2200 shows that 139 years in that period have the same Easter Day as the year 11 years later.
Number of years until next time with same Easter Day | Frequency |
---|---|
11 | 139 |
62 | 24 |
5 | 21 |
73 | 19 |
46 | 17 |
57 | 17 |
6 | 15 |
68 | 14 |
79 | 11 |
35 | 7 |
84 | 4 |
141 | 3 |
152 | 2 |
51 | 2 |
63 | 2 |
95 | 2 |
451 | 1 |
Graphical representation
The chart shows the distribution of the numbers of years until next year with the same Easter Day. Example: In nearly half the cases, there are 11 years until next year with the same Easter Day. For the period 1901–2200
Week number of Easter Day
The years 1901–2200
Week | Frequency |
---|---|
12 | 30 |
13 | 74 |
14 | 69 |
15 | 73 |
16 | 54 |
List of dates of Easter
The first six columns of the first line of the table mean the following:
- In 1901, Easter was on 7 April
- In 1901, Easter was in week 14
- The last time Easter had been on 7 April was 57 years ago
- The next time Easter would be on 7 April was 11 years later
1901 | Apr. | 7 | 14 | −57 | +11 |
1902 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −68 | +73 |
1903 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −35 | +11 |
1904 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −68 | +79 |
1905 | Apr. | 23 | 16 | −57 | +11 |
1906 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −6 | +73 |
1907 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −35 | +11 |
1908 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −68 | +73 |
1909 | Apr. | 11 | 14 | −57 | +62 |
1910 | Mar. | 27 | 12 | −46 | +11 |
1911 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −35 | +11 |
1912 | Apr. | 7 | 14 | −11 | +73 |
1913 | Mar. | 23 | 12 | −57 | +95 |
1914 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
1915 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −57 | +5 |
1916 | Apr. | 23 | 16 | −11 | +84 |
1917 | Apr. | 8 | 14 | −57 | +11 |
1918 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
1919 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −57 | +5 |
1920 | Apr. | 4 | 14 | −5 | +6 |
1921 | Mar. | 27 | 12 | −11 | +11 |
1922 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
1923 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −35 | +11 |
1924 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −5 | +6 |
1925 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
1926 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −6 | +73 |
1927 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −35 | +11 |
1928 | Apr. | 8 | 14 | −11 | +79 |
1929 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −11 | +62 |
1930 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −6 | +73 |
1931 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −35 | +11 |
1932 | Mar. | 27 | 12 | −11 | +73 |
1933 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −11 | +62 |
1934 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
1935 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −46 | +11 |
1936 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −11 | +62 |
1937 | Mar. | 28 | 12 | −57 | +11 |
1938 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
1939 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −57 | +5 |
1940 | Mar. | 24 | 12 | −141 | +451 |
1941 | Apr. | 13 | 15 | −57 | +11 |
1942 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
1943 | Apr. | 25 | 16 | −57 | +95 |
1944 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −5 | +6 |
1945 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
1946 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −11 | +11 |
1947 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −57 | +11 |
1948 | Mar. | 28 | 13 | −11 | +79 |
1949 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
1950 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −6 | +73 |
1951 | Mar. | 25 | 12 | −57 | +84 |
1952 | Apr. | 13 | 15 | −11 | +79 |
1953 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −11 | +62 |
1954 | Apr. | 18 | 15 | −57 | +11 |
1955 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −57 | +11 |
1956 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −11 | +62 |
1957 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −11 | +62 |
1958 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
1959 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −68 | +5 |
1960 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −11 | +62 |
1961 | Apr. | 2 | 13 | −62 | +11 |
1962 | Apr. | 22 | 16 | −130 | +11 |
1963 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −68 | +5 |
1964 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −5 | +6 |
1965 | Apr. | 18 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
1966 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
1967 | Mar. | 26 | 12 | −130 | +11 |
1968 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −5 | +6 |
1969 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
1970 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −6 | +73 |
1971 | Apr. | 11 | 14 | −62 | +11 |
1972 | Apr. | 2 | 13 | −11 | +79 |
1973 | Apr. | 22 | 16 | −11 | +11 |
1974 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −6 | +73 |
1975 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −73 | +11 |
1976 | Apr. | 18 | 16 | −11 | +73 |
1977 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −11 | +62 |
1978 | Mar. | 26 | 12 | −11 | +11 |
1979 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −73 | +11 |
1980 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −11 | +62 |
1981 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −73 | +6 |
1982 | Apr. | 11 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
1983 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −79 | +5 |
1984 | Apr. | 22 | 16 | −11 | +73 |
1985 | Apr. | 7 | 14 | −73 | +11 |
1986 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
1987 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −6 | +5 |
1988 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −5 | +6 |
1989 | Mar. | 26 | 12 | −11 | +73 |
1990 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
1991 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −62 | +11 |
1992 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −5 | +79 |
1993 | Apr. | 11 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
1994 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −6 | +73 |
1995 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −62 | +11 |
1996 | Apr. | 7 | 14 | −11 | +79 |
1997 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −11 | +62 |
1998 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −62 | +11 |
1999 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −73 | +11 |
2000 | Apr. | 23 | 16 | −84 | +79 |
2001 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −11 | +62 |
2002 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2003 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −73 | +11 |
2004 | Apr. | 11 | 15 | −11 | +62 |
2005 | Mar. | 27 | 12 | −73 | +11 |
2006 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2007 | Apr. | 8 | 14 | −79 | +5 |
2008 | Mar. | 23 | 12 | −95 | +152 |
2009 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2010 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2011 | Apr. | 24 | 16 | −152 | +84 |
2012 | Apr. | 8 | 14 | −5 | +79 |
2013 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2014 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −11 | +11 |
2015 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −62 | +11 |
2016 | Mar. | 27 | 12 | −11 | +141 |
2017 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2018 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −62 | +11 |
2019 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −62 | +11 |
2020 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −11 | +73 |
2021 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −11 | +62 |
2022 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −62 | +11 |
2023 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −73 | +11 |
2024 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −11 | +62 |
2025 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −11 | +62 |
2026 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2027 | Mar. | 28 | 12 | −79 | +5 |
2028 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −11 | +62 |
2029 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2030 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −11 | +11 |
2031 | Apr. | 13 | 15 | −79 | +5 |
2032 | Mar. | 28 | 13 | −5 | +68 |
2033 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2034 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2035 | Mar. | 25 | 12 | −84 | +11 |
2036 | Apr. | 13 | 15 | −5 | +68 |
2037 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2038 | Apr. | 25 | 16 | −95 | +152 |
2039 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −62 | +11 |
2040 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −11 | +68 |
2041 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −11 | +11 |
2042 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −62 | +11 |
2043 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −73 | +11 |
2044 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −11 | +57 |
2045 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −11 | +57 |
2046 | Mar. | 25 | 12 | −11 | +57 |
2047 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −73 | +11 |
2048 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −11 | +57 |
2049 | Apr. | 18 | 15 | −73 | +6 |
2050 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2051 | Apr. | 2 | 13 | −79 | +5 |
2052 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −11 | +57 |
2053 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2054 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2055 | Apr. | 18 | 15 | −6 | +5 |
2056 | Apr. | 2 | 13 | −5 | +57 |
2057 | Apr. | 22 | 16 | −73 | +11 |
2058 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2059 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −62 | +11 |
2060 | Apr. | 18 | 16 | −5 | +46 |
2061 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2062 | Mar. | 26 | 12 | −73 | +11 |
2063 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −62 | +11 |
2064 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −11 | +46 |
2065 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −11 | +46 |
2066 | Apr. | 11 | 14 | −62 | +11 |
2067 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −73 | +11 |
2068 | Apr. | 22 | 16 | −11 | +46 |
2069 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −11 | +46 |
2070 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2071 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −79 | +5 |
2072 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −11 | +35 |
2073 | Mar. | 26 | 12 | −11 | +11 |
2074 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2075 | Apr. | 7 | 14 | −79 | +5 |
2076 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −5 | +6 |
2077 | Apr. | 11 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2078 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2079 | Apr. | 23 | 16 | −79 | +73 |
2080 | Apr. | 7 | 14 | −5 | +57 |
2081 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2082 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −6 | +51 |
2083 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −62 | +11 |
2084 | Mar. | 26 | 12 | −11 | +35 |
2085 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2086 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −62 | +11 |
2087 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −62 | +11 |
2088 | Apr. | 11 | 15 | −11 | +35 |
2089 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −11 | +46 |
2090 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −62 | +57 |
2091 | Apr. | 8 | 14 | −79 | +68 |
2092 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −11 | +35 |
2093 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −73 | +6 |
2094 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −11 | +57 |
2095 | Apr. | 24 | 16 | −84 | +68 |
2096 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −11 | +35 |
2097 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −11 | +46 |
2098 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −11 | +57 |
2099 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −6 | +51 |
2100 | Mar. | 28 | 12 | −68 | +79 |
2101 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −57 | +11 |
2102 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −57 | +73 |
2103 | Mar. | 25 | 12 | −57 | +84 |
2104 | Apr. | 13 | 15 | −68 | +79 |
2105 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −57 | +62 |
2106 | Apr. | 18 | 15 | −46 | +11 |
2107 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −35 | +11 |
2108 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −68 | +62 |
2109 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −57 | +62 |
2110 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −46 | +11 |
2111 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −46 | +5 |
2112 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −11 | +62 |
2113 | Apr. | 2 | 13 | −57 | +11 |
2114 | Apr. | 22 | 16 | −46 | +11 |
2115 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −46 | +5 |
2116 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −5 | +6 |
2117 | Apr. | 18 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2118 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2119 | Mar. | 26 | 12 | −35 | +11 |
2120 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −5 | +6 |
2121 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2122 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −6 | +73 |
2123 | Apr. | 11 | 14 | −35 | +11 |
2124 | Apr. | 2 | 13 | −11 | +141 |
2125 | Apr. | 22 | 16 | −11 | +11 |
2126 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −6 | +73 |
2127 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −35 | +11 |
2128 | Apr. | 18 | 16 | −11 | +141 |
2129 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −11 | +62 |
2130 | Mar. | 26 | 12 | −11 | +11 |
2131 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −35 | +11 |
2132 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −11 | +62 |
2133 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −51 | +6 |
2134 | Apr. | 11 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2135 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −46 | +5 |
2136 | Apr. | 22 | 16 | −11 | +68 |
2137 | Apr. | 7 | 14 | −57 | +11 |
2138 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2139 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −6 | +5 |
2140 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −5 | +6 |
2141 | Mar. | 26 | 12 | −11 | +68 |
2142 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2143 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −46 | +11 |
2144 | Apr. | 19 | 16 | −5 | +57 |
2145 | Apr. | 11 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2146 | Apr. | 3 | 13 | −6 | +57 |
2147 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −57 | +11 |
2148 | Apr. | 7 | 14 | −11 | +57 |
2149 | Mar. | 30 | 13 | −11 | +57 |
2150 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −51 | +11 |
2151 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −57 | +11 |
2152 | Apr. | 23 | 16 | −73 | +68 |
2153 | Apr. | 15 | 15 | −11 | +57 |
2154 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2155 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −57 | +11 |
2156 | Apr. | 11 | 15 | −11 | +46 |
2157 | Mar. | 27 | 12 | −141 | +11 |
2158 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2159 | Apr. | 8 | 14 | −68 | +5 |
2160 | Mar. | 23 | 12 | −152 | +68 |
2161 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2162 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2163 | Apr. | 24 | 16 | −68 | +68 |
2164 | Apr. | 8 | 14 | −5 | +63 |
2165 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2166 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −11 | +11 |
2167 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −62 | +11 |
2168 | Mar. | 27 | 12 | −11 | +46 |
2169 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2170 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −62 | +11 |
2171 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −62 | +11 |
2172 | Apr. | 12 | 15 | −11 | +46 |
2173 | Apr. | 4 | 13 | −11 | +46 |
2174 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −62 | +11 |
2175 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −73 | +11 |
2176 | Mar. | 31 | 13 | −11 | +35 |
2177 | Apr. | 20 | 16 | −11 | +46 |
2178 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2179 | Mar. | 28 | 12 | −79 | +5 |
2180 | Apr. | 16 | 15 | −11 | +35 |
2181 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −11 | +11 |
2182 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −11 | +11 |
2183 | Apr. | 13 | 15 | −79 | +5 |
2184 | Mar. | 28 | 13 | −5 | +63 |
2185 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −11 | +11 |
2186 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −11 | +11 |
2187 | Mar. | 25 | 12 | −84 | +11 |
2188 | Apr. | 13 | 15 | −5 | +57 |
2189 | Apr. | 5 | 14 | −11 | +46 |
2190 | Apr. | 25 | 16 | −152 | +68 |
2191 | Apr. | 10 | 14 | −62 | +68 |
2192 | Apr. | 1 | 13 | −11 | +46 |
2193 | Apr. | 21 | 16 | −11 | +46 |
2194 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −62 | +6 |
2195 | Mar. | 29 | 13 | −73 | +68 |
2196 | Apr. | 17 | 15 | −11 | +46 |
2197 | Apr. | 9 | 14 | −11 | +46 |
2198 | Mar. | 25 | 12 | −11 | +57 |
2199 | Apr. | 14 | 15 | −73 | +68 |
2200 | Apr. | 6 | 14 | −6 | +62 |
Sources
- Jean Meeus: Astronomical Algorithms (1998), pages 59–68
In other languages
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