PHP | easter_date() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP easter_date() Function.

The PHP easter_date() function returns the Unix timestamp corresponding to midnight on Easter of the given year.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

easter_date ( [$year] );

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	year(Optional) The year as a number between 1970 an 2037

Return Value

This built-in PHP function returns the Unix timestamp corresponding to midnight on Easter of the given year.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?php
   echo date("M-d-Y", easter_date(2020));
   echo "<br />"; 
?> 

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Apr-12-2020

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Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the PHP easter_days() Function.

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