easter_days

Definition and usage

easter_days() returns the number of days between Easter and March 21 of the specified year.

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

Example

Output the number of days between Easter and March 21 for different years:

 <?php
echo "Easter after March 21 this year" . easter_days ( ) . "Heaven.<br />" ;
echo "Easter after March 21, 1949" . easter_days ( ) . "Heaven.<br />" ;
echo "Easter after March 21, 1980" . easter_days ( ) . "Heaven.<br />" ;
echo "Easter after March 21, 2016" . easter_days ( ) . "Heaven.<br />" ;
?>

Run the instance

grammar

 easter_days ( year , method ) ;