This year's Easter (on March 23) is quite early! Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is always March 20), so the earliest Easter ever can be is March 22.
Some interesting trivia about March 23: The last time Easter was on this date was in 1913 (95 years ago), and the next time Easter will be on this date is in 2228 (220 years from now).
And about March 22: The last time Easter was on this date was in 1818 (190 years ago), and the next time Easter will be on this date is in 2285 (277 years from now).
What all of this means: Looking back, none of us alive today has seen an Easter earlier than this year's; only those of us 95 or older have seen an Easter as early. And after this year, none of us alive today will see an Easter as early.
Special thanks to my sister-in-law Carolyn for sharing this interesting trivia!
3 comments:
That's just fine with me. I wish it would be later so it would be nice spring weather instead of a Easter snow forecast. Those poor bunnies will be much happier when President Hillary Clinton moves Easter back to April when it is supposed to be.
Chilly H. Dog.
This was a trivia question in spin class today, but I couldn't remember the moon part of it! I got close though, thanks to you! I missed out on winning a water bottle. Not exactly the lottery or anything.
Hi. I have to point out several errors in your post. 1. While the equinox can occur on March 20, as it did this year, it can also occur on March 21, as it did last year. 2. Easter can occur earlier than March 22; it is possible that the equinox could occur on March 20 and the full moon occurs later that day; if that was on a Saturday, the next day would be Easter. 3. How can you say that none of us will be alive for the next one?
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