Easter Sunday Date Egg 2003

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2003

Date of Easter Sunday:April 20, 2003
Date of Easter Monday:April 21, 2003
Easter dates for other years:
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How is the date of Easter calculated? - When is Easter 2003?

  • 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 2003 is calculated:
First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2003
Date 2003 Lunar Phase Moon Sign Event
Fri Mar 21 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio 21 March 2003
("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Sat Mar 22 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio
Sun Mar 23 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius
Mon Mar 24 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius
Tue Mar 25 Last Quarter
CapricornCapricorn
Wed Mar 26 Waning Crescent CapricornCapricorn
Thu Mar 27 Waning Crescent AquariusAquarius
Fri Mar 28 Waning Crescent AquariusAquarius
Sat Mar 29 Waning Crescent PiscesPisces
Sun Mar 30 Waning Crescent PiscesPisces
Mon Mar 31 Waning Crescent PiscesPisces
Tue Apr 1
19:18
(UT/GMT)
NEW MOON AriesAries
Wed Apr 2 Waxing Crescent AriesAries
Thu Apr 3 Waxing Crescent TaurusTaurus
Fri Apr 4 Waxing Crescent TaurusTaurus
Sat Apr 5 Waxing Crescent TaurusTaurus
Sun Apr 6 Waxing Crescent GeminiGemini
Mon Apr 7 Waxing Crescent GeminiGemini
Tue Apr 8 Waxing Crescent CancerCancer
Wed Apr 9 First Quarter CancerCancer
Thu Apr 10 First Quarter CancerCancer
Fri Apr 11 Waxing Gibbous LeoLeo
Sat Apr 12 Waxing Gibbous LeoLeo
Sun Apr 13 Waxing Gibbous VirgoVirgo
Mon Apr 14 Waxing Gibbous VirgoVirgo
Tue Apr 15 Waxing Gibbous LibraLibra
Wed Apr 16
19:35
(UT/GMT)
FULL MOON LibraLibra First Full Moon following 21 March 2003
Thu Apr 17 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio
Fri Apr 18 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio
Sat Apr 19 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius
Sun Apr 20 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius Easter Sunday
Mon Apr 21 Waning Gibbous CapricornCapricorn Easter Monday