Easter 2026
When is Easter 2026?
Easter 2026 is on Sunday, April 5, 2026 (in 266 days). Calendar for 2026
Easter 2025 has already passed: it was on Sunday, April 20, 2025 (84 days ago). Calendar for 2025
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What is Easter?

Christ's resurrection forms the basis of Christian faith as it demonstrates Jesus to be the Son of God, and symbolizes his conquest of death.
The Easter Story
According to the Gospels it was at sunrise on the first Easter Day - the 3rd day following Jesus' death - that the women who followed Jesus found the great stone blocking his tomb had been rolled away, and the tomb empty. The Gospel of John (20.14-16) relates how Mary Magdalene meets Jesus by the tomb, but does not at first recognise him, taking him to be a gardener. Finally realising that he has indeed risen from the dead, as he had promised he would, she runs to tell the disciples the good news.These events fulfil the prophecy that 'The Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, be crucified, and three days later rise to life.' (Luke 24.7).
Easter is related to the Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover).
Why does the date of Easter change every year? And how is it calculated?
Easter is a 'movable feast', which means that its date is not fixed in the calendar, but is instead calculated according to the lunar calendar, formalised in Ecclesiastical date tables. It is based on the date of the vernal equinox. In AD 325 the Council of Nicaea decreed that Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or after the vernal equinox. The date of Easter Sunday can thus fall between March 22 and April 25. The date of Orthodox Easter (also known as Pascha) as celebrated in Eastern Christianity is the same as Easter in some years, but differs in other years.A common typographical error for Easter 2026 is to write Easter 2926.
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When is Easter 2027?
Easter 2027 is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 (in 623 days). Calendar for 2027
Dates for Easter in other years
The next occurrence of Easter is marked in red.When is ...? | Date | Day of the week | Days away |
Easter 2021 | April 4, 2021 | Sunday | 1561 days ago |
Easter 2022 | April 17, 2022 | Sunday | 1183 days ago |
Easter 2023 | April 9, 2023 | Sunday | 826 days ago |
Easter 2024 | March 31, 2024 | Sunday | 469 days ago |
Easter 2025 | April 20, 2025 | Sunday | 84 days ago |
Easter 2026 | April 5, 2026 | Sunday | in 266 days |
Easter 2027 | March 28, 2027 | Sunday | in 623 days |
Easter 2028 | April 16, 2028 | Sunday | in 1008 days |
Easter 2029 | April 1, 2029 | Sunday | in 1358 days |
Easter 2030 | April 21, 2030 | Sunday | in 1743 days |
Easter 2031 | April 13, 2031 | Sunday | in 2100 days |
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Dates of Easter 2026 and surrounding years as downloadable image file
Printable 2026 Calendars for PDF, Excel and Word
Free printable 2026 calendar templates
A selection of downloadable, printable calendar templates for 2026 with US federal holidays, suitable for a variety of applications. Available for PDF, Excel and Word.Excel |
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