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 | Western Easter |
|---|---|
| 2000 | April 23Sunday |
| 2001 | April 15Sunday |
| 2002 | March 31Sunday |
| 2003 | April 20Sunday |
| 2004 | April 11Sunday |
| 2005 | March 27Sunday |
| 2006 | April 16Sunday |
| 2007 | April 8Sunday |
| 2008 | March 23Sunday |
| 2009 | April 12Sunday |
| 2010 | April 4Sunday |
| 2011 | April 24Sunday |
| 2012 | April 8Sunday |
| 2013 | March 31Sunday |
| 2014 | April 20Sunday |
| 2015 | April 5Sunday |
| 2016 | March 27Sunday |
| 2017 | April 16Sunday |
| 2018 | April 1Sunday |
| 2019 | April 21Sunday |
| 2020 | April 12Sunday |
| 2021 | April 4Sunday |
| 2022 | April 17Sunday |
| 2023 | April 9Sunday |
| 2024 | March 31Sunday |
| 2025 | April 20Sunday |
| 2026 This year | April 5Western Easter, this year |
| 2027 | March 28Sunday |
| 2028 | April 16Sunday |
| 2029 | April 1Sunday |
| 2030 | April 21Sunday |
| 2031 | April 13Sunday |
| 2032 | March 28Sunday |
| 2033 | April 17Sunday |
| 2034 | April 9Sunday |
| 2035 | March 25Sunday |
| 2036 | April 13Sunday |
| 2037 | April 5Sunday |
| 2038 | April 25Sunday |
| 2039 | April 10Sunday |
| 2040 | April 1Sunday |
| 2041 | April 21Sunday |
| 2042 | April 6Sunday |
| 2043 | March 29Sunday |
| 2044 | April 17Sunday |
| 2045 | April 9Sunday |
| 2046 | March 25Sunday |
| 2047 | April 14Sunday |
| 2048 | April 5Sunday |
| 2049 | April 18Sunday |
| 2050 | April 10Sunday |
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.