Calendar pack · Religious · Worldwide
Easter and related dates 2026–2028 (Western churches)
Sourced religious dates for Worldwide from 2026 to 2028. Download a calendar file or subscribe for updates.
Technical details
Generated by WhatDate using the qualified Gregorian computus.
v3 · Updated 17 Oct 2026 | 24 dates · Updated 17 Oct 2026
Generated by WhatDate from qualified versioned rules. Engine output from the WhatDate date engine; each date lists its rule, engine version, supported range and the independent references it was checked against.
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Dates in this pack
In WhatDate every date from this pack is tagged easter (western), so you can find it, or remove the whole pack, from the Tags tab.
| Date | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 18 Feb 2026 | Ash Wednesday | The first day of Lent in the Western church, forty-six days before Easter. The Byzantine rite has no equivalent day: Great Lent opens on Clean Monday instead. Easter minus 46 days; the first day of Lent. Western reckoning. |
| Sun 29 Mar 2026 | Palm Sunday Holy Week | The Sunday before Easter, opening Holy Week. Western reckoning. |
| Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | The Friday of Holy Week. A public holiday in much of the world, including India. The Friday before Easter. Western reckoning. |
| Sat 4 Apr 2026 | Holy Saturday | The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter. The Saturday before Easter. Western reckoning. |
| Sun 5 Apr 2026 | Easter Holy Week | The principal feast of the Christian year. Its date is not announced but computed, from the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after 21 March - which is why it moves, and why the Western and Orthodox churches can differ by up to five weeks while keeping the same feast. Easter Sunday itself. Western reckoning. |
| Mon 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | The day after Easter; a public holiday in many countries. The Monday after Easter. Western reckoning. |
| Thu 14 May 2026 | Ascension | Thirty-nine days after Easter, and so always a Thursday. Easter plus 39 days; always a Thursday. Western reckoning. |
| Sun 24 May 2026 | Pentecost | Forty-nine days after Easter, and so always a Sunday. Called Whitsunday in Britain. Easter plus 49 days; always a Sunday. Western reckoning. |
| Wed 10 Feb 2027 | Ash Wednesday | The first day of Lent in the Western church, forty-six days before Easter. The Byzantine rite has no equivalent day: Great Lent opens on Clean Monday instead. Easter minus 46 days; the first day of Lent. Western reckoning. |
| Sun 21 Mar 2027 | Palm Sunday Holy Week | The Sunday before Easter, opening Holy Week. Western reckoning. |
| Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday | The Friday of Holy Week. A public holiday in much of the world, including India. The Friday before Easter. Western reckoning. |
| Sat 27 Mar 2027 | Holy Saturday | The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter. The Saturday before Easter. Western reckoning. |
| Sun 28 Mar 2027 | Easter Holy Week | The principal feast of the Christian year. Its date is not announced but computed, from the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after 21 March - which is why it moves, and why the Western and Orthodox churches can differ by up to five weeks while keeping the same feast. Easter Sunday itself. Western reckoning. |
| Mon 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday | The day after Easter; a public holiday in many countries. The Monday after Easter. Western reckoning. |
| Thu 6 May 2027 | Ascension | Thirty-nine days after Easter, and so always a Thursday. Easter plus 39 days; always a Thursday. Western reckoning. |
| Sun 16 May 2027 | Pentecost | Forty-nine days after Easter, and so always a Sunday. Called Whitsunday in Britain. Easter plus 49 days; always a Sunday. Western reckoning. |
| Wed 1 Mar 2028 | Ash Wednesday | The first day of Lent in the Western church, forty-six days before Easter. The Byzantine rite has no equivalent day: Great Lent opens on Clean Monday instead. Easter minus 46 days; the first day of Lent. Western reckoning. |
| Sun 9 Apr 2028 | Palm Sunday Holy Week | The Sunday before Easter, opening Holy Week. Western reckoning. |
| Fri 14 Apr 2028 | Good Friday | The Friday of Holy Week. A public holiday in much of the world, including India. The Friday before Easter. Western reckoning. |
| Sat 15 Apr 2028 | Holy Saturday | The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter. The Saturday before Easter. Western reckoning. |
| Sun 16 Apr 2028 | Easter Holy Week | The principal feast of the Christian year. Its date is not announced but computed, from the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after 21 March - which is why it moves, and why the Western and Orthodox churches can differ by up to five weeks while keeping the same feast. Easter Sunday itself. Western reckoning. |
| Mon 17 Apr 2028 | Easter Monday | The day after Easter; a public holiday in many countries. The Monday after Easter. Western reckoning. |
| Thu 25 May 2028 | Ascension | Thirty-nine days after Easter, and so always a Thursday. Easter plus 39 days; always a Thursday. Western reckoning. |
| Sun 4 Jun 2028 | Pentecost | Forty-nine days after Easter, and so always a Sunday. Called Whitsunday in Britain. Easter plus 49 days; always a Sunday. Western reckoning. |
All 24 dates.
Sources
Generated by WhatDate from qualified versioned rules. Engine output from the WhatDate date engine; each date lists its rule, engine version, supported range and the independent references it was checked against.
- US Census Bureau: Easter dates (X-13 holiday tables) · retrieved 1 September 2026, reviewed 15 September 2026Independent factual anchors; no source content copied.