Countdown
How many days until Easter?
🐣 Sunday, March 28, 2027
238 days until Easter
About Easter
Easter is the most important feast in the Christian calendar, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but unlike Christmas it doesn't fall on a fixed calendar date. Instead, Western churches calculate it as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, a method called the computus, which means the date can land anywhere between March 22nd and April 25th depending on the year. Orthodox Christian churches, which follow the older Julian calendar for this calculation, often celebrate Easter on a different date entirely, sometimes weeks apart from the Western observance. Because the date shifts every year, Easter is one of the trickier holidays to track without a countdown tool, and its timing also determines a chain of related observances, including Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, and Good Friday, all of which move together with it.
Quick facts
- The earliest possible date for Easter is March 22nd; the latest is April 25th.
- Easter's date determines the timing of Lent, Ash Wednesday, and Pentecost, which all shift with it.
- Orthodox Easter, calculated on the Julian calendar, often falls on a different Sunday than Western Easter.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does Easter's date change every year?
- Easter is tied to the lunar cycle, not a fixed calendar date. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox.
- Is Easter always on the same day as Orthodox Easter?
- No. Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar for the calculation, so Orthodox Easter frequently falls on a different date than Western Easter.
Upcoming Easter dates
- Sun, Mar 28, 2027 (next)
- Sun, Apr 16, 2028
- Sun, Apr 1, 2029
- Sun, Apr 21, 2030
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