easter-date
v0.0.20
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Calculate the date of Easter for a given year
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Easter date
Simple library that calculates the date of Easter for a given year and other Easter days.
Install package
npm i easter-date
or
yarn add easter-date
Functions
Functions are expecting a year as a parameter and return a Date
object.
Get Easter date
Function getEaster
returns Easter date for a given year:
import { getEaster } from 'easter-date';
getEaster(2024).toLocaleDateString('en-US'); // return 31/03/2024
Get Good Friday
Function getGoodFriday
returns Good Friday date for a given year:
import { getGoodFriday } from 'easter-date';
getGoodFriday(2024).toLocaleDateString('en-US'); // return 29/03/2024
Get Easter Monday
Function getEasterMonday
returns Easter Monday date for a given year:
import { getEasterMonday } from 'easter-date';
getEasterMonday(2024).toLocaleDateString('en-US'); // return 01/04/2024
Get Holy Week object
Function getHolyWeek
returns an object of Holy Week dates for a given year:
import { getHolyWeek } from 'easter-date';
const holyWeek = getHolyWeek(2024);
holyWeek.palmSunday.name; // return Palm Sunday
holyWeek.palmSunday.date.toLocaleDateString('en-US'); // return 24/03/2024
Running Tests
npm run test
Credits
- Easter dates calculation for the Easter dates
- Svatý týden for names of the Easter days
- Online calendar for verifying the data