Module:Easter/doc

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	Purpose	Example argument
1	Year	2026 or 1882
method	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.	Eastern to calculate Easter date in the Orthodox rite.
day	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 Sunday 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	49 or interchangeably Pentecost
format	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.	j xd

examples

{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

2026-04-05

{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|method=Eastern}}

2026-04-12

{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|format=[[j xg]]}}

5 April

{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|method=Eastern|format=[[j xg]]}}

12 April

{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|day=Ash Wednesday}}

2026-02-18

{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|method=Eastern|day=Ash Wednesday}}

2026-02-25

{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|format=[[j xg]] (l)|day=Ash Wednesday}}

18 February (Wednesday)

{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|method=Eastern|format=[[j xg]] (l)|day=Ash Wednesday}}

25 February (Wednesday)