Date of Easter Sunday 2072, Easter Date

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2072

Date of Easter Sunday:April 10, 2072

Date of Easter Monday:April 11, 2072

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 2072 is calculated:

First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2072

Date 2072		Lunar Phase		Moon Sign	Event
Mon	Mar 21		Waxing Crescent	Aries	21 March 2072 ("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Tue	Mar 22		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Wed	Mar 23		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Thu	Mar 24		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Fri	Mar 25		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Sat	Mar 26		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Sun	Mar 27		First Quarter	Cancer
Mon	Mar 28		Waxing Gibbous	Cancer
Tue	Mar 29		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Wed	Mar 30		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Thu	Mar 31		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Fri	Apr 1		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Sat	Apr 2		Waxing Gibbous	Libra
Sun	Apr 3 01:24 (UT/GMT)		FULL MOON	Libra	First Full Moon following 21 March 2072
Mon	Apr 4		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio
Tue	Apr 5		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio
Wed	Apr 6		Waning Gibbous	Sagittarius
Thu	Apr 7		Waning Gibbous	Sagittarius
Fri	Apr 8		Waning Gibbous	Sagittarius
Sat	Apr 9		Waning Gibbous	Capricorn
Sun	Apr 10		Last Quarter	Capricorn	Easter Sunday
Mon	Apr 11		Waning Crescent	Aquarius	Easter Monday