Date of Easter Sunday 2023, Easter Date

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2023

Date of Easter Sunday:April 9, 2023

Date of Easter Monday:April 10, 2023

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 2023 is calculated:

First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2023

Date 2023		Lunar Phase		Moon Sign	Event
Tue	Mar 21 17:22 (UT/GMT)		NEW MOON	Aries	21 March 2023 ("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Wed	Mar 22		Waxing Crescent	Aries
Thu	Mar 23		Waxing Crescent	Aries
Fri	Mar 24		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Sat	Mar 25		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Sun	Mar 26		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Mon	Mar 27		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Tue	Mar 28		First Quarter	Cancer
Wed	Mar 29		First Quarter	Cancer
Thu	Mar 30		Waxing Gibbous	Cancer
Fri	Mar 31		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Sat	Apr 1		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Sun	Apr 2		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Mon	Apr 3		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Tue	Apr 4		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Wed	Apr 5		Waxing Gibbous	Libra
Thu	Apr 6 04:34 (UT/GMT)		FULL MOON	Libra	First Full Moon following 21 March 2023
Fri	Apr 7		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio
Sat	Apr 8		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio
Sun	Apr 9		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio	Easter Sunday
Mon	Apr 10		Waning Gibbous	Sagittarius	Easter Monday