Days Until Easter
Western Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21, using the church’s tables for the moon.
About the date
That rule puts Easter Sunday anywhere from March 22 to April 25, which is why the date seems to jump around from year to year.
This page calculates the date with the standard Gregorian computus (the “anonymous Gregorian algorithm”), the same arithmetic used to publish Easter dates for Western churches.
Orthodox churches calculate Easter with the Julian calendar, so Orthodox Easter usually falls later — sometimes on the same day, often one to five weeks after.
Upcoming dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | April 5 | Sunday |
| 2027 | March 28 | Sunday |
| 2028 | April 16 | Sunday |
| 2029 | April 1 | Sunday |
| 2030 | April 21 | Sunday |
| 2031 | April 13 | Sunday |
Questions people ask
Why does the date of Easter change every year?
It depends on the cycle of the moon as well as the calendar: it is the Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after March 21.
What are the earliest and latest possible Easter dates?
March 22 is the earliest and April 25 is the latest in the Gregorian calendar.
When is Good Friday?
Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday, two days earlier than the date counted down here.