Easter Sunday Date Egg 1963

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 1963

Date of Easter Sunday:January 2, 2000
Date of Easter Monday:January 3, 2000
Easter dates for other years:
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How is the date of Easter calculated? - When is Easter 1963?

  • Easter is a "movable feast", which means that its date is not fixed in the calendar.
  • The date is calculated according to the Lunar Calendar.
  • Easter is related to the Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover).
  • In Christian Religion the Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday following the first Spring Full Moon.
  • Even though Spring Equinox can astronomically fall on different day each year, to simplify the calculation of Easter, the Spring is officialy set to begin on March 21st.
  • If the first Spring Full Moon falls on Sunday, then the Easter will fall on the following Sunday.
Date of Easter Sunday 1963 is calculated:
First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 1963
Date 1963 Lunar Phase Moon Sign Event