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.
Year-by-year reference
Easter dates by year
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.
Showing 51 years
2000–2050
All dates use the civil Gregorian calendar.
| Year | Orthodox Easter |
|---|---|
| 2000 | April 30Sunday |
| 2001 | April 15Sunday |
| 2002 | May 5Sunday |
| 2003 | April 27Sunday |
| 2004 | April 11Sunday |
| 2005 | May 1Sunday |
| 2006 | April 23Sunday |
| 2007 | April 8Sunday |
| 2008 | April 27Sunday |
| 2009 | April 19Sunday |
| 2010 | April 4Sunday |
| 2011 | April 24Sunday |
| 2012 | April 15Sunday |
| 2013 | May 5Sunday |
| 2014 | April 20Sunday |
| 2015 | April 12Sunday |
| 2016 | May 1Sunday |
| 2017 | April 16Sunday |
| 2018 | April 8Sunday |
| 2019 | April 28Sunday |
| 2020 | April 19Sunday |
| 2021 | May 2Sunday |
| 2022 | April 24Sunday |
| 2023 | April 16Sunday |
| 2024 | May 5Sunday |
| 2025 | April 20Sunday |
| 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 |
| 2046 | April 29Sunday |
| 2047 | April 21Sunday |
| 2048 | April 5Sunday |
| 2049 | April 25Sunday |
| 2050 | April 17Sunday |
Easter calendar questions
A quick guide to Easter dates
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.