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Module to calculate Easter dates and dates relative to Easter.
Calculate
Function to calculate Easter date or date of the event related to Easter.
arguments
Field
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Purpose
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Example argument
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1
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Year
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2024 or 1882
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method
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Calculation method of the Easter date:
Julian
- original calculation for Julian calendar
Eastern or Orthodox
- original calculation for Julian calendar converted to Gregorian calendar
Western or Roman or Gregorian
- revised calculation for Gregorian calendar. This is default method if not given.
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Eastern to calculate Easter date in the Orthodox rite.
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day
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Name of the event related to Easter date or integer number of days before (negative) or after (positive) Easter Sunday. The following days are available by name:
Septuagesima
- 63 days before Easter – this is the earliest date returned by the function
Sexagesima
- 56 days before Easter
Fat Thursday
- 52 days before Easter
Quinquagesima
- 49 days before Easter, also Estomihi or Shrove Sunday
Shrove Monday
- 48 days before Easter, also Rose Monday
Shrove Tuesday
- 47 days before Easter, also Mardi Gras, Carnival or Pancake Day
Ash Wednesday
- 46 days before Easter
Invocabit Sunday
- 42 days before Easter
Reminiscere Sunday
- 35 days before Easter
Oculi Sunday
- 28 days before Easter
Mothering Sunday
- 21 days before Easter, also Laetare
Passion Sunday
- 14 days before Easter
Holy Week
- 7 days before Easter
Palm Sunday
- 7 days before Easter
Holy Monday
- 6 days before Easter
Holy Tuesday
- 5 days before Easter
Holy Wednesday
- 4 days before Easter, also Spy Wednesday
Maundy Thursday
- 3 days before Easter, also Last Supper
Good Friday
- 2 days before Easter, also Crucifixion
Holy Saturday
- 1 day before Easter
Easter
- 0 – neither before nor after – this is default value if not given, also Easter Sunday or Resurrection
Easter Monday
- 1 day after Easter
Divine Mercy
- 7 days after Easter
Misericordias Domini
- 14 days after Easter
Jubilate Sunday
- 21 days after Easter
Cantate Sunday
- 28 days after Easter
Vocem jucunditatis
- 35 days after Easter
Ascension Thursday
- 39 days after Easter
Pentecost
- 49 days after Easter, also Whitsun or Exaudi
Whit Monday
- 50 days after Easter
Trinity Sunday
- 56 days after Easter
Corpus Christi
- 60 days after Easter, also Body and Blood of Christ
Sacred Heart
- 68 days after Easter
Immaculate Heart
- 69 days after Easter
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49 or interchangeably Pentecost
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format
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Describes date format in the final output, which is the same as used in #time parser function. Default format is Y-m-d . There is a special value none that prevents from final date formatting.
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j xd
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examples
{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
- 2024-03-31
{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|method=Eastern}}
- 2024-05-05
{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|format=[[j xg]]}}
- 31 March
{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|method=Eastern|format=[[j xg]]}}
- 5 May
{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|day=Ash Wednesday}}
- 2024-02-14
{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|method=Eastern|day=Ash Wednesday}}
- 2024-03-20
{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|format=[[j xg]] (l)|day=Ash Wednesday}}
- 14 February (Wednesday)
{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|method=Eastern|format=[[j xg]] (l)|day=Ash Wednesday}}
- 20 March (Wednesday)