03/04/2026
Have you ever wondered why Good Friday and Easter are always celebrated on different dates every year?
Let's try to give you a simple explanation:
Easter’s date is based on the phases of the moon!
This is the rule: Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox.
Spring equinox: treated as March 21 (fixed for the rule).
“First full moon” here is the ecclesiastical (church) full moon, not always the exact astronomical full moon.
Therefore:
Find March 21.
Find the next full moon date on or after March 21.
Easter is the next Sunday after that full moon.
Good Friday is the Friday immediately before Easter Sunday.