Date of Easter Sunday 2053, Easter Date

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2053

Date of Easter Sunday:April 6, 2053

Date of Easter Monday:April 7, 2053

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 2053 is calculated:

First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2053

Date 2053		Lunar Phase		Moon Sign	Event
Fri	Mar 21		Waxing Crescent	Aries	21 March 2053 ("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Sat	Mar 22		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Sun	Mar 23		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Mon	Mar 24		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Tue	Mar 25		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Wed	Mar 26		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Thu	Mar 27		First Quarter	Cancer
Fri	Mar 28		Waxing Gibbous	Cancer
Sat	Mar 29		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Sun	Mar 30		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Mon	Mar 31		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Tue	Apr 1		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Wed	Apr 2		Waxing Gibbous	Libra
Thu	Apr 3 06:21 (UT/GMT)		FULL MOON	Libra	First Full Moon following 21 March 2053
Fri	Apr 4		Waning Gibbous	Libra
Sat	Apr 5		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio
Sun	Apr 6		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio	Easter Sunday
Mon	Apr 7		Waning Gibbous	Sagittarius	Easter Monday