About Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is the most important feast of the Christian calendar — and famously the trickiest to pin down. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox, which means it can land anywhere between March 22 and April 25. This page computes the exact date automatically using the Church's own calendar rules: the next Easter is shown live in the countdown above, and Easter 2027 falls on March 28.
For Christians, Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and crowns Holy Week — Palm Sunday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil. The wider cultural celebration brings egg hunts, chocolate bunnies and spring festivities: eggs and hares are ancient symbols of new life that attached themselves to the feast centuries ago.
Note that this countdown follows Western Easter (Gregorian calendar), used by Catholic and Protestant churches. Orthodox Easter follows the Julian calendar and usually falls one to four weeks later — occasionally, as in 2025, the two coincide. The countdown rolls over to the next Easter automatically each year.
Upcoming dates
| 2027 | Sunday, March 28, 2027next |
| 2028 | Sunday, April 16, 2028 |
| 2029 | Sunday, April 1, 2029 |
| 2030 | Sunday, April 21, 2030 |
| 2031 | Sunday, April 13, 2031 |
FAQ
When is Easter 2027?
Easter Sunday 2027 falls on March 28, 2027. Good Friday is March 26 and Easter Monday is March 29.
Why does Easter change every year?
Easter follows a lunisolar rule — the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon following the March equinox — so the date moves within a 35-day window.
What is the earliest and latest possible Easter?
March 22 at the earliest and April 25 at the latest. Both extremes are rare — the next March 22 Easter is not until 2285.
Is Orthodox Easter on the same day?
Usually not — Orthodox churches calculate Easter using the Julian calendar, which typically pushes it one to four weeks after Western Easter.