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When Is Easter? Easter Date Calculator

Any year from 1583 to 4099 (Gregorian calendar).

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UK bank holidays by nation, plus Ireland, Canada, Australia and the United States. Good Friday is also a state holiday in a few US states.

The calculation does not follow the real Moon but tables set when the calendar was reformed in 1582. Here are the values for the chosen year.

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    Earliest and latest dates

    Easter always falls between March 22 and April 25. Both limits are rare: from 1583 to 4099, March 22 comes up 15 times and April 25 26 times.

    Every year from 1583 to 4099

    Every year from 1583 to 4099

    Easter Sunday date for this year and any other

    This Easter date calculator tells you when Easter Sunday falls in any year from 1583 to 4099, with every day that depends on it, from Shrove Tuesday to Corpus Christi, the Orthodox Easter date and the related public holidays in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and the United States.

    When the page opens, it shows the next Easter: this year's, or next year's if Easter Sunday has passed.

    How to use it

    1. Type a year in the "Year" box or use the arrows; "Next Easter" takes you back to the default year.
    2. The "Moveable feasts" table lists each day, its offset from Easter and a "Public holiday" column.
    3. "Download .ics file" adds these days to your calendar app; "Copy link" gives you an address that reopens the page on the same year.

    How the date of Easter is set

    The rule is short: Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. So that everyone lands on the same day, churches use tables rather than the sky: spring always starts on March 21, and the full moon comes from a lunar cycle worked out in advance, called the ecclesiastical moon. If that full moon falls on a Sunday, Easter moves to the following Sunday.

    Take 2026: the golden number is 13, the epact is 11, the paschal full moon falls on Thursday April 2, so Easter Sunday is April 5, 2026.

    Why Easter moves every year

    A calendar year has 365 days, but twelve lunar months only add up to 354. The spring full moon therefore comes about 11 days earlier each year, then jumps forward by 30 days to stay after March 21. Add the wait for the next Sunday and you get a date that ranges from March 22 to April 25. Both limits are rare: Easter last fell on March 22 in 1818 and will do so again in 2285, while April 25 comes up in 2038.

    Orthodox Easter

    Orthodox churches use the same rule, but in the Julian calendar, which currently runs 13 days behind ours. Orthodox Easter therefore falls on the same Sunday, one week later, or up to five weeks later. In 2025 both fell on April 20; in 2026 Orthodox Easter is April 12, a week after Western Easter; in 2027 the gap is five weeks (March 28 and May 2).

    Moveable feasts and public holidays

    All these days are counted from Easter Sunday: Ash Wednesday 46 days before, Ascension Day 39 days after (always a Thursday), Pentecost 49 days after. In 2026 that gives Ash Wednesday on February 18, Ascension Day on May 14 and Pentecost on May 24.

    In the UK, Good Friday is a bank holiday everywhere, and Easter Monday is one in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland. Ireland has Easter Monday off, Canada has Good Friday, and Australia has both. In the United States, Easter Sunday is not a federal holiday, though Good Friday is a state holiday in a few states.

    Traditions

    For Christians, Easter marks the resurrection of Jesus and ends the forty days of Lent, which begin on Ash Wednesday. The day before Lent is Shrove Tuesday, better known in Britain as Pancake Day and in New Orleans as Mardi Gras. Egg hunts and the Easter Bunny are the most widespread family customs; in parts of northern England, families still roll hard-boiled eggs down a hill.

    Frequently asked questions

    When is Easter 2027?

    Sunday March 28, 2027, with Good Friday on March 26 and Pentecost on May 16.

    How do you calculate the date of Easter?

    Find the first table full moon on or after March 21, then take the next Sunday. The tool shows the exact method, with the golden number and the epact, step by step.

    What is the earliest Easter can be?

    March 22, the day after the earliest paschal full moon. The latest is April 25, when the full moon falls on Sunday April 18 and Easter moves back a week.

    Is Good Friday a federal holiday in the US?

    No, and neither is Easter Monday. Some states and many schools do close on Good Friday.