easter_date

Definition and usage

easter_date() function returns the Unix timestamp for Easter midnight for the specified year.

Tip: The date of Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon every year (March 21).

Example

Output Easter dates for different years:

 <?php
echo easter_date ( ) . "<br />" ;
echo date ( "MdY" , easter_date ( ) ) . "<br />" ;
echo date ( "MdY" , easter_date ( 1980 ) ) . "<br />" ;
echo date ( "MdY" , easter_date ( 1984 ) ) . "<br />" ;
echo date ( "MdY" , easter_date ( 2016 ) ) ;
?>

Run the instance

grammar

 easter_date ( year ) ;