How is easter determined

Correction: A previous version of this article mentioned the 2023 date for the Eastern OrthodoxEaster instead of the current’s year.

Easter dates for the next 10 years

The date has been updated.

Easter, a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, occurs on a Sunday in spring every year. This makes it a movable feast because its actual date changes.

This year, Easter falls on March 31.

The next time it will occur on March 31 will be 2086.

The simplest way to explain the date of Easter is that it falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that follows the spring equinox.

Because the actual date of the spring equinox can differ by a day or two, the Catholic Church created a fixed date of March 21 to define it, known as the ecclesiastical equinox.

And the full moon that occurs just on or after March 21 is known as the Paschal full moon.

Paschal derives from "pascha," the Greek and Latin word for "passover."

The Paschal full moon appeared on March 25 this year. So Easter is on March 31, the

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