Why is easter sometimes in march and sometimes in april?

Answer 1

Wow Look at all you scientific people. I was just gonna say its cause sometimes the Easter Bunny sleeps in.

Answer 2

This is pretty involved stuff ...

The usual statement, that Easter Day is the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs next after the vernal equinox, is not a precise statement of the actual ecclesiastical rules.

The full moon involved is not the astronomical Full Moon but an ecclesiastical moon (determined from tables) that keeps, more or less, in step with the astronomical Moon.

The ecclesiastical rules are:

Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox;

This particular ecclesiastical full moon is the 14th day of a tabular lunation (new moon); and

The vernal equinox is fixed as March 21

So ... assuming you have a graphing calculator, feel free to visit http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/easter.html and read the details! :)

Answer 3

Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the first day of Spring. This could be as early as March 23 or as late as April 27 ish.

Answer 4

It falls on the first sunday following the full moon that occures on or next after March 21

Answer 5

I've seen a movie entitled "Sometime in April". But it wasn't about Easter.

Answer 6

There is a whole complex equation to figure out when it will be each year. If you talk to your pastor or priest he should be able to tell you about it. I got lost when my former boss tried to explain it to me.

Answer 7

http://www.godshew.org/Easter.htm