PHP easter_days() Function

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

Note: This function can be used instead of easter_date() to calculate Easter for years which fall outside the range of Unix timestamps (i.e. before 1970 or after 2037).

Syntax

easter_days(year, mode)

Parameters

`year`	`Optional.` Specify the year as a positive number. If omitted or null, defaults to the current year according to the local time.
`mode`	`Optional.` Allows Easter dates to be calculated based on the Gregorian calendar during the years 1582 - 1752 when set to CAL_EASTER_ROMAN. Default is CAL_EASTER_DEFAULT.

Return Value

Returns the number of days after March 21st that the Easter Sunday is in the given year.

Exceptions

NA.

Example:

The example below shows the usage of easter_days() function.

<?php
//no of days for Easter after 
//March 21 for current year
echo easter_days()."\n";
 
//no of days for Easter after 
//March 21 for year 2015
echo easter_days(2015)."\n";

//Easter date for current year
echo date("M-d-Y", easter_date())."\n";
 
//Easter date for year 2015
echo date("M-d-Y", easter_date(2015))."\n";
?>

The output of the above code will be:

14
15
Apr-04-2021
Apr-05-2015

Example:

Consider one more example where mode parameter is used with this function.

<?php
//no of days for Easter after 
//March 21 for year 1632
echo easter_days(1632, CAL_EASTER_ROMAN)."\n";
?>

The output of the above code will be:

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