Date of Easter Sunday 2047, Easter Date

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2047

Date of Easter Sunday:April 14, 2047

Date of Easter Monday:April 15, 2047

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 2047 is calculated:

First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2047

Date 2047		Lunar Phase		Moon Sign	Event
Thu	Mar 21		Waning Crescent	Aquarius	21 March 2047 ("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Fri	Mar 22		Waning Crescent	Aquarius
Sat	Mar 23		Waning Crescent	Aquarius
Sun	Mar 24		Waning Crescent	Pisces
Mon	Mar 25		Waning Crescent	Pisces
Tue	Mar 26 11:43 (UT/GMT)		NEW MOON	Aries
Wed	Mar 27		Waxing Crescent	Aries
Thu	Mar 28		Waxing Crescent	Aries
Fri	Mar 29		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Sat	Mar 30		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Sun	Mar 31		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Mon	Apr 1		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Tue	Apr 2		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Wed	Apr 3		First Quarter	Cancer
Thu	Apr 4		Waxing Gibbous	Cancer
Fri	Apr 5		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Sat	Apr 6		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Sun	Apr 7		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Mon	Apr 8		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Tue	Apr 9		Waxing Gibbous	Libra
Wed	Apr 10 10:34 (UT/GMT)		FULL MOON	Libra	First Full Moon following 21 March 2047
Thu	Apr 11		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio
Fri	Apr 12		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio
Sat	Apr 13		Waning Gibbous	Sagittarius
Sun	Apr 14		Waning Gibbous	Sagittarius	Easter Sunday
Mon	Apr 15		Waning Gibbous	Capricorn	Easter Monday