<P> This is a list of dates for Easter . The Easter dates also affect when Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Maundy Thursday, the Ascension of the Lord and Pentecost occur . Easter may occur on different dates in the Gregorian Calendar and the Julian Calendar . The accompanying table provides both sets of dates, for recent decades and forthcoming years--see the computus article for more details on the calculation . </P> <P> In 1818 the Paschal Full Moon fell on Saturday, March 21 (the equinox). Therefore, the following day, March 22, was Easter . It will not fall as early again until 2285, a span of 467 years . The next earliest Easter between 1818 and 2285 (March 23) occurred in 1845, 1856, 1913 and 2008, and will occur again in 2160--an 11, 57, 95 and 152 - year gap, respectively . </P> <P> The earliest dates for Easter in the Eastern Orthodox Church between 1875 and 2099 are April 4, 1915 and April 4, 2010 (Gregorian). Both dates are equivalent to March 22 in the Julian Calendar . </P> <P> In 1943 Easter fell on Sunday, April 25 . The ecclesiastical full moon did not occur until Saturday, March 20; because it came before the vernal equinox, the paschal full moon did not happen until Sunday, April 18 . Consequently, Easter was the following Sunday (April 25). Easter will not fall as late again until 2038--a span of 95 years . The second latest date for Easter, April 24, occurred in 2011 . The last time this occurred was in 1859 and will not happen again until 2095--spans of 152 and 84 years . However between years 5121 and 6482, Easter will be no later than April 24 . </P>

When was last time easter was on april first