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Easter Date Calculator

Easter shifts every year because it is defined as the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox — the so-called "Computus." Enter any year to instantly see Western (Gregorian) Easter Sunday alongside Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday and Pentecost, plus the Eastern Orthodox Easter date expressed on the Gregorian calendar.

Western Easter Sunday

Sun, 5 April 2026

Gregorian-calendar date used by Roman Catholic and most Protestant churches.

Eastern Orthodox Easter (Gregorian date)

Sun, 12 April 2026

Orthodox Easter is 7 days after Western Easter.

Key Holy Week and Easter dates

  • Ash Wednesday (start of Lent) Wed, 18 February 2026
  • Palm Sunday Sun, 29 March 2026
  • Good Friday Fri, 3 April 2026
  • Easter Sunday Sun, 5 April 2026
  • Easter Monday Mon, 6 April 2026
  • Pentecost (Whit Sunday) Sun, 24 May 2026

Valid year range: 1583–4099 (Meeus algorithm limit).

Formula

Western: Meeus / Jones / Butcher anonymous Gregorian Computus. Orthodox: Meeus’s Julian Easter algorithm, shifted by the Julian → Gregorian offset (c − ⌊c / 4⌋ − 2).

Frequently asked

Why does the date of Easter change each year?

The Council of Nicaea (325 CE) fixed Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. Because the solar date, the lunar phase and the day of the week never line up the same way two years in a row, Easter slides between 22 March and 25 April. Churches use an ecclesiastical full moon and a fixed 21 March equinox rather than the astronomical ones — that is what this calculator computes.

Why is Orthodox Easter usually later than Western Easter?

Eastern Orthodox churches still calculate Easter using the Julian calendar, which now trails the Gregorian by 13 days, and they keep the Julian-based date of the spring equinox. The two Easters therefore land on different Sundays in most years — sometimes one week apart, sometimes up to five — though they occasionally coincide (e.g. 2025).

Is Easter a public holiday in Hong Kong?

Yes. Under the Public Holidays Ordinance, Good Friday, the day after Good Friday (Saturday) and Easter Monday are all statutory public holidays in Hong Kong, giving a four-day long weekend popular for travel.

When does Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent begin?

Ash Wednesday falls exactly 46 days before Easter — 40 days of fasting plus six Sundays that are not counted as fast days — and marks the start of Lent. The Tuesday before is Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday.

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