Date of Easter Sunday 2096, Easter Date

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2096

Date of Easter Sunday:April 8, 2096

Date of Easter Monday:April 9, 2096

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 2096 is calculated:

First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2096

Date 2096		Lunar Phase		Moon Sign	Event
Wed	Mar 21		Waning Crescent	Aquarius	21 March 2096 ("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Thu	Mar 22		Waning Crescent	Pisces
Fri	Mar 23		Waning Crescent	Pisces
Sat	Mar 24 08:54 (UT/GMT)		NEW MOON	Aries
Sun	Mar 25		Waxing Crescent	Aries
Mon	Mar 26		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Tue	Mar 27		Waxing Crescent	Taurus
Wed	Mar 28		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Thu	Mar 29		Waxing Crescent	Gemini
Fri	Mar 30		First Quarter	Cancer
Sat	Mar 31		First Quarter	Cancer
Sun	Apr 1		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Mon	Apr 2		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Tue	Apr 3		Waxing Gibbous	Leo
Wed	Apr 4		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Thu	Apr 5		Waxing Gibbous	Virgo
Fri	Apr 6		Waxing Gibbous	Libra
Sat	Apr 7 18:17 (UT/GMT)		FULL MOON	Libra	First Full Moon following 21 March 2096
Sun	Apr 8		Waning Gibbous	Libra	Easter Sunday
Mon	Apr 9		Waning Gibbous	Scorpio	Easter Monday