PHP | easter_days() 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_days() Function.

The PHP easter_days() function returns the number of days after 21st March on which the Easter falls for a given year. If no year is specified, then the current year is assumed.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

easter_days ( [$year [, $method]] );

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	year(Optional) The year as a number between 1970 an 2037
2	method(Optional) It allows to calculate Easter dates based on other calendars. e.g. it uses the Gregorian calendar during the years 1582 - 1752 when set to CAL_EASTER_ROMAN

Return Value

This built-in function returns the number of days after March 21 on which Easter fall for the given year.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?php
   echo easter_days(1999)."\n";
   echo easter_days(1492)."\n"; 
   echo easter_days(1913);
?> 

Output

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

14
32
2

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