Why is Easter so late this year?

I was looking at the calendar the other day and it seems like Easter is really late this year? Is this the latest that Easter has ever been, because usually it is much earlier?

Easter is on April 20th this year and that is fairly late in the section of dates that Easter can fall between. It is not, however, the latest date for Easter. According to a table created by Montes that chronicles the date of Easter from 1875 to 2124, Easter can fall as late as April 25, with the holiday most frequently occurring on April 10th. The two week span that encompasses the last three days of March and the first ten days of April is clearly the “average” place that Easter falls. Easter is directly connected to the Vernal Equinox and the first full moon following the spring occurrence and therefore the date can shift significantly.