HOW TO CALCULATE EASTER DAY

By Victor Pulido.

As you know Easter Day can be on any Sunday between 22 March and 25 April. There are many methods to calculate this date. This is one easy method to find out when Easter will be the next years!

We need this table:

Remainder Date

0 ................................................... 27 March

1 ................................................... 14 April

2 .................................................... 3 April

3 .................................................... 23 March

4 .................................................... 11 April

5 .................................................... 31 March

6 .................................................... 18 April

7 .................................................... 8 April

8 ................................................... 28 March

9 .................................................. 16 April

10 ................................................. 5 April

11 ................................................. 25 March

12 ................................................ 13 April

13 ................................................ 2 April

14 ................................................ 22 March

15 ................................................ 10 April

16 ................................................ 30 March

17 ................................................ 17 April

18 ................................................ 7 April

Now follow these steps:

a) Take the number of the year and divide it by 19 ( 2010 / 19 = 105.84)

b) Multiply the main part by 19 ( 105 x 19= 1995 )

c) Take the number of the year and add one ( 2010 + 1 = 2011)

d) Substract the result in step b) from the result in step c). This is the remainder ( 2011 - 1995= 16, the remainder day)

e) Match the remainder with the date ( 16 ........... 30 March )

f) Easter is on the first Sunday after this date ( First Sunday after 30 March: 4 April )