Earth Day 2018

When is Earth Day 2018?

What is Earth Day?

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 with events worldwide in support of the environment and to raise awareness for the environmental protection and care of our planet.

The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 is considered to be the birthday of the modern environmental protection movement. It is said that nowadays more than one billion people worldwide take part in activities on Earth Day, making it the world's most widely observed secular (non-religious) holiday.

In many communities the Earth Day celebrations are part of Earth Week, an entire week of activites.

In 1969 peace activist John McConnell proposed to hold a day in honor of the Earth on the day of the spring equinox (around March 21, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere). The UN adopted this idea and since 1970 celebrates equinox Earth Day every year on the day of the March equinox with the ringing of the Japanese Peace Bell. At about the same time, US Senator Gaylord Nelson, a Democratic politician famous for his environmental work, proposed to hold a teach-in about environmental issues on April 22, which developed into Earth Day. While initially only held in the United States, the idea was taken global in 1990 by the Earth Day Network, and Earth Day is now celebrated globally every year on April 22.

For more information about Earth Day and to find about activities in your area visit the website of the Earth Day Network, a non-profit organization that coordinates environmental support activities globally.

See also World Environment Day, held every year on June 5.

When is Earth Day 2019?

Dates for Earth Day from 2010 to 2025

The next occurrence of Earth Day is marked in red.

When is ...?	Date	Day of the week	Days away
Earth Day 2010	April 22, 2010	Thursday	2712 days ago
Earth Day 2011	April 22, 2011	Friday	2347 days ago
Earth Day 2012	April 22, 2012	Sunday	1981 days ago
Earth Day 2013	April 22, 2013	Monday	1616 days ago
Earth Day 2014	April 22, 2014	Tuesday	1251 days ago
Earth Day 2015	April 22, 2015	Wednesday	886 days ago
Earth Day 2016	April 22, 2016	Friday	520 days ago
Earth Day 2017	April 22, 2017	Saturday	155 days ago
Earth Day 2018	April 22, 2018	Sunday	in 210 days
Earth Day 2019	April 22, 2019	Monday	in 575 days
Earth Day 2020	April 22, 2020	Wednesday	in 941 days
Earth Day 2021	April 22, 2021	Thursday	in 1306 days
Earth Day 2022	April 22, 2022	Friday	in 1671 days
Earth Day 2023	April 22, 2023	Saturday	in 2036 days
Earth Day 2024	April 22, 2024	Monday	in 2402 days
Earth Day 2025	April 22, 2025	Tuesday	in 2767 days
Data provided 'as is' without warranty

Dates of Earth Day 2018 and surrounding years as downloadable image file

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