Easter Sunday Date Egg 2001

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2001

Date of Easter Sunday:April 15, 2001
Date of Easter Monday:April 16, 2001
Easter dates for other years:
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How is the date of Easter calculated? - When is Easter 2001?

  • 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 2001 is calculated:
First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2001
Date 2001 Lunar Phase Moon Sign Event
Wed Mar 21 Waning Crescent AquariusAquarius 21 March 2001
("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Thu Mar 22 Waning Crescent PiscesPisces
Fri Mar 23 Waning Crescent PiscesPisces
Sat Mar 24 Waning Crescent PiscesPisces
Sun Mar 25
01:21
(UT/GMT)
NEW MOON AriesAries
Mon Mar 26 Waxing Crescent AriesAries
Tue Mar 27 Waxing Crescent TaurusTaurus
Wed Mar 28 Waxing Crescent TaurusTaurus
Thu Mar 29 Waxing Crescent GeminiGemini
Fri Mar 30 Waxing Crescent GeminiGemini
Sat Mar 31 Waxing Crescent GeminiGemini
Sun Apr 1 First Quarter CancerCancer
Mon Apr 2 Waxing Gibbous CancerCancer
Tue Apr 3 Waxing Gibbous LeoLeo
Wed Apr 4 Waxing Gibbous LeoLeo
Thu Apr 5 Waxing Gibbous VirgoVirgo
Fri Apr 6 Waxing Gibbous VirgoVirgo
Sat Apr 7 Waxing Gibbous LibraLibra
Sun Apr 8
03:21
(UT/GMT)
FULL MOON LibraLibra First Full Moon following 21 March 2001
Mon Apr 9 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio
Tue Apr 10 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio
Wed Apr 11 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius
Thu Apr 12 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius
Fri Apr 13 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius
Sat Apr 14 Waning Gibbous CapricornCapricorn
Sun Apr 15 Last Quarter
CapricornCapricorn Easter Sunday
Mon Apr 16 Waning Crescent AquariusAquarius Easter Monday