Easter Sunday Date Egg 2007

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2007

Date of Easter Sunday:April 8, 2007
Date of Easter Monday:April 9, 2007
Easter dates for other years:
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How is the date of Easter calculated? - When is Easter 2007?

  • 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 2007 is calculated:
First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2007
Date 2007 Lunar Phase Moon Sign Event
Wed Mar 21 Waxing Crescent TaurusTaurus 21 March 2007
("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Thu Mar 22 Waxing Crescent TaurusTaurus
Fri Mar 23 Waxing Crescent GeminiGemini
Sat Mar 24 Waxing Crescent GeminiGemini
Sun Mar 25 First Quarter CancerCancer
Mon Mar 26 Waxing Gibbous CancerCancer
Tue Mar 27 Waxing Gibbous CancerCancer
Wed Mar 28 Waxing Gibbous LeoLeo
Thu Mar 29 Waxing Gibbous LeoLeo
Fri Mar 30 Waxing Gibbous VirgoVirgo
Sat Mar 31 Waxing Gibbous VirgoVirgo
Sun Apr 1 Waxing Gibbous VirgoVirgo
Mon Apr 2
17:15
(UT/GMT)
FULL MOON LibraLibra First Full Moon following 21 March 2007
Tue Apr 3 Waning Gibbous LibraLibra
Wed Apr 4 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio
Thu Apr 5 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio
Fri Apr 6 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio
Sat Apr 7 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius
Sun Apr 8 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius Easter Sunday
Mon Apr 9 Waning Gibbous CapricornCapricorn Easter Monday