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 200 years

1900–2099

All dates use the civil Gregorian calendar.

Year	Orthodox Easter
1900	April 22Sunday
1901	April 14Sunday
1902	April 27Sunday
1903	April 19Sunday
1904	April 10Sunday
1905	April 30Sunday
1906	April 15Sunday
1907	May 5Sunday
1908	April 26Sunday
1909	April 11Sunday
1910	May 1Sunday
1911	April 23Sunday
1912	April 7Sunday
1913	April 27Sunday
1914	April 19Sunday
1915	April 4Sunday
1916	April 23Sunday
1917	April 15Sunday
1918	May 5Sunday
1919	April 20Sunday
1920	April 11Sunday
1921	May 1Sunday
1922	April 16Sunday
1923	April 8Sunday
1924	April 27Sunday
1925	April 19Sunday
1926	May 2Sunday
1927	April 24Sunday
1928	April 15Sunday
1929	May 5Sunday
1930	April 20Sunday
1931	April 12Sunday
1932	May 1Sunday
1933	April 16Sunday
1934	April 8Sunday
1935	April 28Sunday
1936	April 12Sunday
1937	May 2Sunday
1938	April 24Sunday
1939	April 9Sunday
1940	April 28Sunday
1941	April 20Sunday
1942	April 5Sunday
1943	April 25Sunday
1944	April 16Sunday
1945	May 6Sunday
1946	April 21Sunday
1947	April 13Sunday
1948	May 2Sunday
1949	April 24Sunday
1950	April 9Sunday
1951	April 29Sunday
1952	April 20Sunday
1953	April 5Sunday
1954	April 25Sunday
1955	April 17Sunday
1956	May 6Sunday
1957	April 21Sunday
1958	April 13Sunday
1959	May 3Sunday
1960	April 17Sunday
1961	April 9Sunday
1962	April 29Sunday
1963	April 14Sunday
1964	May 3Sunday
1965	April 25Sunday
1966	April 10Sunday
1967	April 30Sunday
1968	April 21Sunday
1969	April 13Sunday
1970	April 26Sunday
1971	April 18Sunday
1972	April 9Sunday
1973	April 29Sunday
1974	April 14Sunday
1975	May 4Sunday
1976	April 25Sunday
1977	April 10Sunday
1978	April 30Sunday
1979	April 22Sunday
1980	April 6Sunday
1981	April 26Sunday
1982	April 18Sunday
1983	May 8Sunday
1984	April 22Sunday
1985	April 14Sunday
1986	May 4Sunday
1987	April 19Sunday
1988	April 10Sunday
1989	April 30Sunday
1990	April 15Sunday
1991	April 7Sunday
1992	April 26Sunday
1993	April 18Sunday
1994	May 1Sunday
1995	April 23Sunday
1996	April 14Sunday
1997	April 27Sunday
1998	April 19Sunday
1999	April 11Sunday
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
2051	May 7Sunday
2052	April 21Sunday
2053	April 13Sunday
2054	May 3Sunday
2055	April 18Sunday
2056	April 9Sunday
2057	April 29Sunday
2058	April 14Sunday
2059	May 4Sunday
2060	April 25Sunday
2061	April 10Sunday
2062	April 30Sunday
2063	April 22Sunday
2064	April 13Sunday
2065	April 26Sunday
2066	April 18Sunday
2067	April 10Sunday
2068	April 29Sunday
2069	April 14Sunday
2070	May 4Sunday
2071	April 19Sunday
2072	April 10Sunday
2073	April 30Sunday
2074	April 22Sunday
2075	April 7Sunday
2076	April 26Sunday
2077	April 18Sunday
2078	May 8Sunday
2079	April 23Sunday
2080	April 14Sunday
2081	May 4Sunday
2082	April 19Sunday
2083	April 11Sunday
2084	April 30Sunday
2085	April 15Sunday
2086	April 7Sunday
2087	April 27Sunday
2088	April 18Sunday
2089	May 1Sunday
2090	April 23Sunday
2091	April 8Sunday
2092	April 27Sunday
2093	April 19Sunday
2094	April 11Sunday
2095	April 24Sunday
2096	April 15Sunday
2097	May 5Sunday
2098	April 27Sunday
2099	April 12Sunday

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.