Date of Easter Sunday 2050, Easter Date

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2050

Date of Easter Sunday:April 10, 2050

Date of Easter Monday:April 11, 2050

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 2050 is calculated:

First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2050

Date 2050		Lunar Phase		Moon Sign	Event
Mon	Mar 21		Waning Crescent	Pisces	21 March 2050 ("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Tue	Mar 22		Waning Crescent	Pisces
Wed	Mar 23 00:40 (UT/GMT)		NEW MOON	Aries
Thu	Mar 24		Waxing Crescent	Aries
Fri	Mar 25		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Sat	Mar 26		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Sun	Mar 27		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Mon	Mar 28		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Tue	Mar 29		Waxing Crescent	Cancer
Wed	Mar 30		First Quarter	Cancer
Thu	Mar 31		Waxing Gibbous	Cancer
Fri	Apr 1		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Sat	Apr 2		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Sun	Apr 3		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Mon	Apr 4		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Tue	Apr 5		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Wed	Apr 6		Waxing Gibbous	Libra
Thu	Apr 7 08:11 (UT/GMT)		FULL MOON	Libra	First Full Moon following 21 March 2050
Fri	Apr 8		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio
Sat	Apr 9		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio
Sun	Apr 10		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio	Easter Sunday
Mon	Apr 11		Waning Gibbous	Sagittarius	Easter Monday