What day of the year is the earliest possible Easter?

whee	March 22nd. http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~gmarts/easter.htm Mar 01 08, 9:02 PM

star_gazer

And this year it is March 23. Mar 01 08, 10:22 PM

author

You are correct, according to the Gregorian Calendar. However, most orthodox churches use the Julian Calendar. Quote: The "Orthodox Churches, even though most of them have adopted the Gregorian Calendar for fixed feasts, still calculate Easter according to the Julian Calendar, and, as their calculation of the Paschal full moon is five days later than the astronomical full moon, their Easter sometimes coincides with the Western date, but is often one, four or five weeks later". http://www2.anglican.ca/search/faq/002.htm Mar 01 08, 11:45 PM

jubu97rn

March 22 is the earliest Easter can be. It is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. It won't be that early again until the year 2285 and the last time it was that early was in 1818. http://bitsandpieces.us/?p=838 Mar 02 08, 10:47 PM