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*The Metonic Cycle, a period of approximately 19 years when the phases of the Moon recur at the same time, would then be used to determine when the Paschal full moon event took place, and from that date the date for Easter/Resurrection Sunday would be derived.

*The Metonic Cycle, a period of approximately 19 years when the phases of the Moon recur at the same time, would then be used to determine when the Paschal full moon event took place, and from that date the date for Easter/Resurrection Sunday would be derived.

However, Eastern Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar to determine the date of the Paschal full moon, while Western churches use the Gregorian calendar.  This results (most years) in differing dates for the two Christian branches.<ref>This is because the Julian calendar adds a leap day every four years, while the Gregorian calendar modifies that to skip the leap day in years evenly divisible by 100 (e.g. 1900), except that if the year is evenly divisible by 400 (e.g. 2000) the leap day is retained.</ref>  Due to the complexity of the calculations, many websites exist which perform the calculation for both Orthodox and Western churches; one is provided in the External Links below which can also be used to determine the date of Passover.

However, Eastern Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar to determine the date of the Paschal full moon, while Western churches use the Gregorian calendar.  This results (most years) in differing dates for the two Christian branches.<ref>This is because the Julian calendar adds a leap day every four years without interruption, while the Gregorian calendar modifies that to maintain consistency within the seasons, to skip the leap day in years evenly divisible by 100 (e.g. 1900), except that if the year is evenly divisible by 400 (e.g. 2000) the leap day is retained.</ref>  Due to the complexity of the calculations, many websites exist which perform the calculation for both Orthodox and Western churches; one is provided in the External Links below which can also be used to determine the date of Passover.

'''{{before on after|2022|04|17|The next Easter/Resurrection Sunday will be on April 17, 2022.|Easter/Resurrection Sunday is today, April 17, 2022.|{{before on after|2023|04|09|The next Easter/Resurrection Sunday will be on April 9, 2023.|Easter/Resurrection Sunday is today, April 9, 2023.|{{before on after|2024|03|31|The next Easter/Resurrection Sunday will be on March 31, 2024.|Easter/Resurrection Sunday is today, March 31, 2024.| }}}}}}'''

'''{{before on after|2022|04|17|The next Easter/Resurrection Sunday will be on April 17, 2022.|Easter/Resurrection Sunday is today, April 17, 2022.|{{before on after|2023|04|09|The next Easter/Resurrection Sunday will be on April 9, 2023.|Easter/Resurrection Sunday is today, April 9, 2023.|{{before on after|2024|03|31|The next Easter/Resurrection Sunday will be on March 31, 2024.|Easter/Resurrection Sunday is today, March 31, 2024.| }}}}}}'''