Is Easter always on a Sunday?

Yes. Both Western and Orthodox Easter are celebrated on a Sunday, although the date changes each year.

What calendar are the Orthodox dates shown in?

This calendar shows Orthodox Easter as a Gregorian civil-calendar date, making it easy to compare with Western Easter.

How is the date of Easter calculated?

Easter is calculated as the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox, with Western and Orthodox traditions using different calendar rules.

Can Western and Orthodox Easter fall on the same day?

Yes. In some years, the Western and Orthodox calculations result in the same Easter Sunday. The calendar marks these years as Same day.

Year-by-year reference

Easter dates by year

Q: What is the earliest and latest possible date for Western Easter?

Western Easter can fall as early as March 22 and as late as April 25.

Find Easter Sunday dates in the Western and Orthodox traditions. Choose any year range from 1583 to 4099 and compare the dates at a glance.

Quick ranges Next 10 years 2000–2050 1900–2099

Showing 20 years

2026–2045

All dates use the civil Gregorian calendar.

Year	Orthodox Easter
2026 This year	April 12Orthodox Easter, this year
2027	May 2Sunday
2028	April 16Sunday
2029	April 8Sunday
2030	April 28Sunday
2031	April 13Sunday
2032	May 2Sunday
2033	April 24Sunday
2034	April 9Sunday
2035	April 29Sunday
2036	April 20Sunday
2037	April 5Sunday
2038	April 25Sunday
2039	April 17Sunday
2040	May 6Sunday
2041	April 21Sunday
2042	April 13Sunday
2043	May 3Sunday
2044	April 24Sunday
2045	April 9Sunday

Easter calendar questions

A quick guide to Easter dates

Why can the dates differ?

Western churches calculate Easter using the Gregorian calendar. Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar calculation, which can lead to a different Sunday.

Is Easter always on Sunday?

Yes. Both Western and Orthodox Easter are celebrated on a Sunday, even though the date changes from year to year.

Which calendar are the dates in?

Every date here is shown in the Gregorian civil calendar, so the two traditions are easy to compare wherever you live.

How is Easter calculated?

Easter is the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. The two traditions use different calendar rules for that calculation.

What are the earliest and latest dates?

In the Western tradition, Easter can fall as early as March 22 and as late as April 25.

Can both traditions share a date?

Yes. Some years produce the same Easter Sunday for both traditions. Those years are marked as “Same day” in the comparison.