Search for your ancestors using this interactive directory of the best free genealogy search engines. Use the date & calendar calculators to enhance your family history as you work on your family tree.
Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox on 21st March.
This calculator uses the Gregorian calendar. Be aware of when the calendar was changed from Julian to Gregorian in the country for which you are performing the calculation and make any necessary adjustment. See the change from Julian to Gregorian calendar by country.
For those wishing accurate Julian Calendar days, there is a standard reference book which has been used by historians and academics all over the world for 60 years - A Handbook of Dates: For Students of English History
Genealogy Uses for the Easter Calculator
An old photograph or document that is only dated Easter of a particular year can be exactly dated using the Easter calculator.
Some religions did not allow marriages during Lent. By knowing the exact date for Easter (and the 40 days of Lent before) can help pinpoint when a marriage did not take place.
