Date of Easter Sunday 2012, Easter Date

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2012

Date of Easter Sunday:April 8, 2012

Date of Easter Monday:April 9, 2012

Easter dates for other years:

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 2012 is calculated:

First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2012

Date 2012		Lunar Phase		Moon Sign	Event
Wed	Mar 21		Waning Crescent	Pisces	21 March 2012 ("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Thu	Mar 22 14:37 (UT/GMT)		NEW MOON	Aries
Fri	Mar 23		Waxing Crescent	Aries
Sat	Mar 24		Waxing Crescent	Aries
Sun	Mar 25		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Mon	Mar 26		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Tue	Mar 27		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Wed	Mar 28		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Thu	Mar 29		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Fri	Mar 30		First Quarter	Cancer
Sat	Mar 31		Waxing Gibbous	Cancer
Sun	Apr 1		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Mon	Apr 2		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Tue	Apr 3		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Wed	Apr 4		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Thu	Apr 5		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Fri	Apr 6 19:18 (UT/GMT)		FULL MOON	Libra	First Full Moon following 21 March 2012
Sat	Apr 7		Waning Gibbous	Libra
Sun	Apr 8		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio	Easter Sunday
Mon	Apr 9		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio	Easter Monday