Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the vernal equinox. So, the phase of the moon during Easter will be a full moon.
Easter Day is the first Sunday after the full moon which happens on, or after the 21st day of March, and if the full moon happens on a Sunday, Easter is the Sunday after.
Easter takes place on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
Easter is the first Sunday, after the first full moon, after the spring equinox. The Equinox is March 20th, but there is a full moon just before that. The NEXT full moon is April 18th, which is a Monday. So that pushes Easter out another 6 days...
Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. The equinox is march 20th and the first full moon after that is march 21st, which is a Friday. Easter falls on Sunday the 23rd. The latest Easter could be is if the moon is full one day before the equinox and the equinox happens to be monday. The next full moon would be about 27 days after the equinox. Easter then fall in or around the 24th.
Easter Sunday is calculated by determing the first Sunday after the full moon after the Spring Equinox. Therefore, Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday, following the full moon after March 21st. Easter Sunday in 2008 was March 23rd, as the full moon fell on the Equinox that year.
Easter is called a moveable feast because the date of Easter changes every year. Easter Sunday can fall on any date from 22 March to 25 April. The reason for this variation in the date of Easter is based on the lunar calendar (moon) rather than our more well-known solar one. Easter always falls on the first Sunday following the full Moon (the Paschal Full Moon) after 21 March. If the Full Moon falls on a Sunday then Easter is the next Sunday.
I found my mistake. It's not on or after the first full moon, it's the Sunday following the full Moon which falls on or after the Spring equinox.
Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the first day of spring. In other words the order would be: 1. First day of spring 2. First full moon after first day of spring 3. First Sunday after the first full moon is Easter
Easter comes on the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after march 21st.
Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the start of spring
After the 21st of March, you have to have a full moon then the next sunday is Easter Sunday. Unless the full moon is on a sunday, then it's on the next sunday. So yes, Easter has always been celebrated on a sunday.