Reform of the date of Easter has been proposed several times because the current system for determining the date of Easter is seen as presenting two significant problems:
- Its date varies from year to year (by the Western system of calculation, it can fall on any of 35 different dates of the Gregorian calendar). While many Christians do not consider this to be a problem, it can cause frequent difficulties of co-ordination with civil calendars, for example academic terms. Many countries can have public holidays around Easter weekend.
- The Eastern and Western Christian churches calculate Pascha using two different calendars (Julian and Gregorian, respectively); hence in most years Easter is celebrated on a different date in the East and the West.
| Year | Western | Eastern |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | April 11 | April 18 |
| 1983 | April 3 | May 8 |
| 1984 | April 22 | |
| 1985 | April 7 | April 14 |
| 1986 | March 30 | May 4 |
| 1987 | April 19 | |
| 1988 | April 3 | April 10 |
| 1989 | March 26 | April 30 |
| 1990 | April 15 | |
| 1991 | March 31 | April 7 |
| 1992 | April 19 | April 26 |
| 1993 | April 11 | April 18 |
| 1994 | April 3 | May 1 |
| 1995 | April 16 | April 23 |
| 1996 | April 7 | April 14 |
| 1997 | March 30 | April 27 |
| 1998 | April 12 | April 19 |
| 1999 | April 4 | April 11 |
| 2000 | April 23 | April 30 |
| 2001 | April 15 | |
| 2002 | March 31 | May 5 |
| 2003 | April 20 | April 27 |
| 2004 | April 11 | |
| 2005 | March 27 | May 1 |
| 2006 | April 16 | April 23 |
| 2007 | April 8 | |
| 2008 | March 23 | April 27 |
| 2009 | April 12 | April 19 |
| 2010 | April 4 | |
| 2011 | April 24 | |
| 2012 | April 8 | April 15 |
| 2013 | March 31 | May 5 |
| 2014 | April 20 | |
| 2015 | April 5 | April 12 |
| 2016 | March 27 | May 1 |
| 2017 | April 16 | |
| 2018 | April 1 | April 8 |
| 2019 | April 21 | April 28 |
| 2020 | April 12 | April 19 |
| 2021 | April 4 | May 2 |
| 2022 | April 17 | April 24 |
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