Easter 2026
Easter Sunday 2026 is on Sunday, 5 April 2026.
| Feast | Date |
|---|---|
| Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) | Tuesday, 17 February 2026 |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 |
| Mothering Sunday (UK) | Sunday, 15 March 2026 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, 29 March 2026 |
| Maundy Thursday | Thursday, 2 April 2026 |
| Good Friday | Friday, 3 April 2026 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, 4 April 2026 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, 5 April 2026 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, 6 April 2026 |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, 14 May 2026 |
| Pentecost (Whitsunday) | Sunday, 24 May 2026 |
| Whit Monday | Monday, 25 May 2026 |
| Trinity Sunday | Sunday, 31 May 2026 |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, 4 June 2026 |
Orthodox Easter: Sunday, 12 April 2026. Passover begins at sunset on Wednesday, 1 April 2026.
The sky at Easter 2026
Spring equinox: Friday, 20 March 2026, 14:45 (UTC). First full moon after it: Thursday, 2 April 2026, 02:11 (UTC). By the sky Easter would be on Sunday, 5 April 2026, as the church keeps it.
All dates are calculated: Easter by the Gregorian and the Julian Easter rule (checked for 1900 to 2100), the equinox and full moon from the orbits of the Sun and the Moon.