List of dates for Easter

Easter, a cornerstone of the Christian faith, marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Yet, its date shifts annually, creating a fascinating dance between astronomical observation, ancient rules, and two different calendars. Understanding why Easter moves reveals a rich history of scientific and theological debate. Easter's date is not fixed but is determined by the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon following the Spring Equinox. Western and Eastern Orthodox Christianity calculate Easter using different calendar systems, leading to distinct dates for most years. The movable nature of Easter can significantly impact secular public holidays, occasionally creating unique extended weekends or date conflicts.

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Easter, a cornerstone of the Christian faith, marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Yet, its date shifts annually, creating a fascinating dance between astronomical observation, ancient rules, and two different calendars. Understanding why Easter moves reveals a rich history of scientific and theological debate.

The Moving Feast: Why Easter Changes Dates

Unlike Christmas, Easter doesn't fall on a fixed date each year. Instead, its timing is tied to a celestial event: the vernal equinox and the subsequent full moon. This complex calculation, known as the 'computus,' has been a subject of scholarly and religious deliberation for centuries.

The rule established by the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD dictates that Easter is to be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the spring equinox. If the full moon happens on a Sunday, Easter is the following Sunday. Simple, right? Not quite.

Two Calendars, Two Easters

The primary reason for varying Easter dates stems from the use of two different calendar systems. Western Christianity predominantly uses the Gregorian calendar, a reform introduced in 1582. Eastern Orthodox churches, however, continue to follow the older Julian calendar.

This calendaric divergence means that the 'ecclesiastical' equinox and full moon — the ones used for Easter calculations — often occur on different perceived dates for Western and Orthodox traditions. Currently, the Julian calendar lags 13 days behind the Gregorian.

The Earliest Western Easter

Imagine Easter falling in late March — it's rare! The earliest possible date for Western Easter is March 22nd. This happened most recently in 1818, when the Paschal Full Moon fell on the equinox itself, a Saturday, making the very next day Easter Sunday.

Such an early Easter is incredibly uncommon; we won't see March 22nd again until the year 2285. This means a staggering 467 years will pass between these occurrences, highlighting the intricate dance of lunar and solar cycles that determine the date.

The Earliest Orthodox Easter

For the Eastern Orthodox Church, calculating by the Julian calendar means their 'earliest' Easters appear later on the Gregorian calendar. The earliest possible Julian date for Easter is also March 22nd, but in Gregorian terms, this typically translates to April 4th or 5th.

Orthodox Easter fell on April 4th (Gregorian) in both 1915 and 2010. The next time it will appear on what is, to them, March 23rd Julian — which is April 5th Gregorian — will be in 2037. The calendrical offset makes these dates feel much later to Western observers.

The Latest Western Easter

At the other end of the spectrum, Easter can stretch deep into April. The latest possible date for Western Easter is April 25th. This last occurred in 1943, and before that, it hadn't happened since 1886. The next time it will be this late is in 2038.

These late Easters occur when the Paschal Full Moon is late, falling just before the fixed ecclesiastical equinox, which for calculation purposes is set to March 21st. The following Sunday can then push the celebration to the final days of April.

The Latest Orthodox Easter

Orthodox Easter can occur even later in the Gregorian calendar, stretching into May. The latest possible Julian date is April 25th, which translated to May 8th on the Gregorian calendar in both 1983 and 2078. That's almost six weeks after the earliest Western Easter.

This wide range means that while Western Easter typically falls between March 22nd and April 25th, Orthodox Easter, when observed through the Gregorian calendar, can range from April 4th to May 8th.

When Easters Align

Despite the 13-day calendar difference, there are years when Western and Orthodox Easter miraculously fall on the same date. This happens when the complex calculations for both calendars align the Paschal Full Moon and subsequent Sunday.

Recent years where this alignment occurred include 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, and it will happen again in 2025. It's a special moment of unity across Christian traditions, even if it's a quirk of the calendar rather than a unified agreement.

Easter's Ripple Effect on Holidays

Because Easter is a movable feast, the public holidays that revolve around it — like Good Friday and Easter Monday — also shift. This can sometimes create unusual four-day weekends, or even cause clashes with other fixed holidays.

In the UK, for instance, the movable date sometimes means three consecutive weeks with a bank holiday. In 2011, a royal wedding added a bank holiday, resulting in two back-to-back four-day weekends with only three working days in between!

In Australia and New Zealand, Easter's date can interact with ANZAC Day on April 25th. In 2011, Easter Monday coincided with ANZAC Day, leading Australia to declare a substitute holiday for the following Tuesday — a truly unique five-day weekend!

These calendrical coincidences and conflicts remind us that even ancient religious observances have a tangible impact on our modern lives, influencing everything from long weekends to national commemorations.

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List of dates for Easter

This is a list of dates for Easter. The Easter dates also affect when Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost occur in a given year. Easter may occur on different dates in the Gregorian Calendar (Western) and the Julian Calendar (Orthodox or Eastern). The accompanying table provides both sets of dates, for recent and forthcoming years—see the computus article for more details on the calculation.

Earliest Easter

Western (Gregorian)

In (/wiki/1818) the Paschal Full Moon fell on Saturday, March 21 (the equinox). Therefore, the following day, March 22 and the 81st day of the year, was Easter. The next Easter that early will be 2285. The second earliest Easter, March 23, in that timespan occurred in (/wiki/1845), (/wiki/1856), (/wiki/1913), and (/wiki/2008). Easter will next occur on March 23 in (/wiki/2160). These are gaps of 11, 57, 95 and 152 years.

The earliest week by international standard reckoning is W12, and the 12th Sunday of the year is also the earliest possible Easter Sunday.

Orthodox (Julian)

The earliest dates for Easter in the Eastern Orthodox Church between (/wiki/1875) and (/wiki/2099) are April 4, (/wiki/1915) and April 4, (/wiki/2010) (Gregorian). Both dates are equivalent to 22 March in the Julian Calendar. The second earliest date for Orthodox Easter, March 23 in the Julian Calendar, last occurred in (/wiki/1953), and will next occur in 2037. Both of these dates are equivalent to April 5 in the Gregorian Calendar.

Latest Easter

Western (Gregorian)

In (/wiki/1943), Easter fell on Sunday, April 25, the 115th day of the year. The last ecclesiastical full moon preceding the Paschal did not occur until March 20; prior to March 21, the fixed date to which the vernal equinox is assigned for the purposes of the computus, meaning the Paschal full moon did not happen until Sunday, April 18. Consequently, Easter was the following Sunday, April 25. Easter will next occur as late again in (/wiki/2038)—a span of 95 years. Easter may also occur on April 25 of a leap year, i.e. the 116th day of the year, but this has never occurred since the Gregorian reforms were implemented. The first time Easter will occur on April 25 in a leap year will be in 3784. This is also the only case where Easter is in ISO week W17, otherwise all occurrences after April 18 and on this day in leap years are in W16. In several cases, Easter falls onto the latest possible, 17th Sunday of the year. The first time that Easter will fall on April 24 in a leap year will be in 4292 which is also the 115th day of the year.

The second latest date for Easter, April 24 or day 114, occurred in (/wiki/2011). The last time this occurred before was in (/wiki/1859) and it will not happen again until (/wiki/2095)—spans of 152 and 84 years. Easter also occurred on the 114th day of the year on April 23 in (/wiki/2000), a leap year.

Orthodox (Julian)

The latest dates for Orthodox Easter between 1875 and 2099 are May 8, (/wiki/1983), and May 8, (/wiki/2078) (Gregorian). Both dates are equivalent to April 25 in the Julian Calendar. The last time Orthodox Easter has fallen on Julian April 24, the second latest date, was in (/wiki/1888) which is equivalent to May 6, 1888 in the Gregorian Calendar. The next time Orthodox Easter will fall on April 24 in the Julian Calendar is (/wiki/2051), which is equivalent to May 7, 2051 in the Gregorian Calendar. Until this date, Orthodox Easter has never fallen on Gregorian May 7.

Western and Orthodox Easter on the same date

List of dates for Easter

Despite using calendars that are apart by 13 days, Western Easter and Orthodox Easter occasionally fall on the same date, as happened in 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2025 and will next occur in 2028. For the 20th and 21st centuries, this can happen between Gregorian dates April 4th to April 25th, as this is where the Western and Orthodox date ranges overlap. For example, according to the Western (Gregorian) calendar, the first Paschal Full Moon after the Spring Equinox (March 21) fell on Monday, April 14, 2014. The following Sunday, April 20, was, therefore, Easter Day.

According to the Orthodox (Julian) calendar (which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar), the Spring Equinox also falls on March 21. However, in the Gregorian Calendar, this is April 3. The first Orthodox Full Moon after the Equinox falls on (Julian) Tuesday, April 2, 2014 (Gregorian April 15). The following Sunday, (Julian) April 7, is, therefore, Easter Day (Gregorian April 20).

Range of dates for Western and Orthodox Easter

List of dates for Easter

Both calendars (Gregorian and Julian) calculate Easter as falling on dates between March 22 and April 25 on their calendars. However, because of the current 13-day difference, Western Easter falls between March 9 and April 12 on the Julian calendar. Conversely, Orthodox Easter falls between April 4 and May 8 on the Gregorian calendar.

The possible dates of Easter depend on the first day of the year and hence its dominical letter. Each type has five possible dates of Easter. Note that some feasts that depend on the date of Easter (may) occur before the leap day, e.g. Shrove Monday.

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Sundays on the dates March 22 through April 25 in the Gregorian calendar may be the 81st through 115th day of common years or 82nd through 116th day of leap years. They occur as the last day of ISO week number W12 through W17 and are also the 12th through 17th Sunday of the year, but these numbers mismatch in some years.

<table><thead><tr><th>Variant</th><th>Easter Sunday</th><th>Count</th><th>Latest</th><th>Next</th><th>DoY</th><th>Week</th><th>Sunday</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>March 22</td><td>4</td><td>1818</td><td>2285</td><td>081</td><td>W12</td><td>12th</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>2972</td><td>082</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>March 23</td><td>2</td><td>1913</td><td>2600</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>2008</td><td>2160</td><td>083</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>March 24</td><td>1</td><td>1799</td><td>2391</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1940</td><td>5280</td><td>084</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>March 25</td><td>7</td><td>1951</td><td>2035</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>3792</td><td>085</td><td>13th</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>March 26</td><td>12</td><td>1989</td><td>2062</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1780</td><td>2084</td><td>086</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>March 27</td><td>9</td><td>2005</td><td>2157</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>2016</td><td>2168</td><td>087</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>March 28</td><td>6</td><td>1937</td><td>2027</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>1948</td><td>2032</td><td>088</td><td>W13</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>March 29</td><td>9</td><td>1970</td><td>2043</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>1964</td><td>2116</td><td>089</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>March 30</td><td>14</td><td>1997</td><td>2059</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>2092</td><td>090</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>March 31</td><td>16</td><td>2013</td><td>2086</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>2024</td><td>2176</td><td>091</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>April 1</td><td>10</td><td>2018</td><td>2029</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>1956</td><td>2040</td><td>092</td><td>14th</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>April 2</td><td>9</td><td>1961</td><td>2051</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>1972</td><td>2056</td><td>093</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>April 3</td><td>8</td><td>1994</td><td>2067</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>1988</td><td>2140</td><td>094</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>April 4</td><td>13</td><td>2021</td><td>2083</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>1920</td><td>2488</td><td>095</td><td>W14</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>April 5</td><td>15</td><td>2015</td><td>2026</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>3</td><td>1896</td><td>2048</td><td>096</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>April 6</td><td>12</td><td>1969</td><td>2042</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>1980</td><td>2064</td><td>097</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>April 7</td><td>8</td><td>1985</td><td>2075</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>5</td><td>1996</td><td>2080</td><td>098</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>April 8</td><td>8</td><td>2007</td><td>2091</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>2012</td><td>2164</td><td>099</td><td>15th</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>April 9</td><td>9</td><td>2023</td><td>2034</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>1944</td><td>2884</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>April 10</td><td>16</td><td>1977</td><td>2039</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>2072</td><td>101</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>April 11</td><td>15</td><td>1993</td><td>2066</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>4</td><td>2004</td><td>2088</td><td>102</td><td>W15</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>April 12</td><td>11</td><td>2009</td><td>2093</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>5</td><td>2020</td><td>2172</td><td>103</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>April 13</td><td>8</td><td>1941</td><td>2031</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>4</td><td>1952</td><td>2036</td><td>104</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>April 14</td><td>10</td><td>1974</td><td>2047</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>4</td><td>1968</td><td>2120</td><td>105</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>April 15</td><td>14</td><td>2001</td><td>2063</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>2096</td><td>106</td><td>16th</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>April 16</td><td>17</td><td>2017</td><td>2090</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>3</td><td>1876</td><td>2028</td><td>107</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>April 17</td><td>10</td><td>2022</td><td>2033</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>6</td><td>1960</td><td>2044</td><td>108</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>April 18</td><td>9</td><td>1965</td><td>2049</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>5</td><td>1976</td><td>2060</td><td>109</td><td>W16</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>April 19</td><td>9</td><td>1987</td><td>2071</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>5</td><td>1992</td><td>2076</td><td>110</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>April 20</td><td>12</td><td>2025</td><td>2087</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>1</td><td>1924</td><td>2864</td><td>111</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>April 21</td><td>14</td><td>2019</td><td>2030</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>1</td><td>1680</td><td>2052</td><td>112</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>April 22</td><td>8</td><td>1973</td><td>2057</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>5</td><td>1984</td><td>2068</td><td>113</td><td>17th</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>April 23</td><td>1</td><td>1905</td><td>2079</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>4</td><td>2000</td><td>2152</td><td>114</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>April 24</td><td>5</td><td>2011</td><td>2095</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>4292</td><td>115</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>April 25</td><td>4</td><td>1943</td><td>2038</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>3784</td><td>116</td><td>W17</td></tr></tbody></table>

While the Gregorian computus yields a cycle of 5.7 million years, a complete Dionysian paschal cycle lasts just 532 years, so more than three repetitions have already passed since the First Council of Nicaea.

<table><thead><tr><th>Variant</th><th>Easter Sunday</th><th>Frequency</th><th>Count</th><th>Gregorian count</th><th>Latest</th><th>Next</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Julian</td><td>Coptic, Ethiopian</td><td>since 0325</td><td>until 1582</td><td>16th+17th</td><td>18th</td><td>19th</td><td>20th+21st</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>22 March</td><td>07/26</td><td>0.564%</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>1 April</td><td>0</td><td>2 April</td><td>0</td><td>3 April</td><td>0</td><td>4 April</td><td>2</td><td>2010</td><td>2105</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>0.188%</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1668</td><td>2200</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>23 March</td><td>07/27</td><td>1.128%</td><td>20</td><td>15</td><td>2 April</td><td>0</td><td>3 April</td><td>1</td><td>4 April</td><td>2</td><td>5 April</td><td>2</td><td>1953</td><td>2037</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>0.376%</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1600</td><td>2048</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>24 March</td><td>07/28</td><td>1.128%</td><td>18</td><td>12</td><td>3 April</td><td>2</td><td>4 April</td><td>2</td><td>5 April</td><td>2</td><td>6 April</td><td>0</td><td>1885</td><td>2143</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>0.376%</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1980</td><td>2428</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>25 March</td><td>07/29</td><td>1.692%</td><td>28</td><td>21</td><td>4 April</td><td>3</td><td>5 April</td><td>2</td><td>6 April</td><td>1</td><td>7 April</td><td>1</td><td>1991</td><td>2075</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>0.564%</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1912</td><td>2276</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>26 March</td><td>07/30</td><td>2.256%</td><td>40</td><td>32</td><td>5 April</td><td>2</td><td>6 April</td><td>1</td><td>7 April</td><td>1</td><td>8 April</td><td>4</td><td>2018</td><td>2029</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>0.752%</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1844</td><td>2124</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>27 March</td><td>08/01</td><td>2.256%</td><td>39</td><td>29</td><td>6 April</td><td>2</td><td>7 April</td><td>2</td><td>8 April</td><td>3</td><td>9 April</td><td>3</td><td>1961</td><td>2034</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1972</td><td>2056</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>28 March</td><td>08/02</td><td>2.820%</td><td>47</td><td>34</td><td>7 April</td><td>2</td><td>8 April</td><td>5</td><td>9 April</td><td>4</td><td>10 April</td><td>2</td><td>1977</td><td>2061</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>0.940%</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1988</td><td>2072</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>29 March</td><td>08/03</td><td>2.256%</td><td>37</td><td>27</td><td>8 April</td><td>3</td><td>9 April</td><td>3</td><td>10 April</td><td>2</td><td>11 April</td><td>2</td><td>1999</td><td>2083</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2004</td><td>2284</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>30 March</td><td>08/04</td><td>2.256%</td><td>38</td><td>29</td><td>9 April</td><td>4</td><td>10 April</td><td>2</td><td>11 April</td><td>1</td><td>12 April</td><td>2</td><td>2015</td><td>2026</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1936</td><td>2216</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>31 March</td><td>08/05</td><td>2.820%</td><td>48</td><td>36</td><td>10 April</td><td>5</td><td>11 April</td><td>2</td><td>12 April</td><td>2</td><td>13 April</td><td>3</td><td>1969</td><td>2031</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>0.940%</td><td>15</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1868</td><td>2064</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>1 April</td><td>08/06</td><td>2.256%</td><td>39</td><td>29</td><td>11 April</td><td>1</td><td>12 April</td><td>2</td><td>13 April</td><td>3</td><td>14 April</td><td>4</td><td>1985</td><td>2058</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1996</td><td>2080</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>2 April</td><td>08/07</td><td>2.256%</td><td>38</td><td>27</td><td>12 April</td><td>1</td><td>13 April</td><td>2</td><td>14 April</td><td>4</td><td>15 April</td><td>4</td><td>2001</td><td>2085</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>0.752%</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2012</td><td>2096</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>3 April</td><td>08/08</td><td>2.820%</td><td>49</td><td>35</td><td>13 April</td><td>4</td><td>14 April</td><td>3</td><td>15 April</td><td>3</td><td>16 April</td><td>4</td><td>2023</td><td>2107</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>0.940%</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1944</td><td>2028</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>4 April</td><td>08/09</td><td>2.256%</td><td>37</td><td>27</td><td>14 April</td><td>6</td><td>15 April</td><td>2</td><td>16 April</td><td>1</td><td>17 April</td><td>1</td><td>1955</td><td>2039</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1960</td><td>2240</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>5 April</td><td>08/10</td><td>2.820%</td><td>48</td><td>36</td><td>15 April</td><td>3</td><td>16 April</td><td>3</td><td>17 April</td><td>3</td><td>18 April</td><td>3</td><td>1993</td><td>2055</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>0.940%</td><td>15</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1892</td><td>2088</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>6 April</td><td>08/11</td><td>2.820%</td><td>49</td><td>37</td><td>16 April</td><td>2</td><td>17 April</td><td>2</td><td>18 April</td><td>2</td><td>19 April</td><td>6</td><td>2009</td><td>2071</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>0.940%</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2020</td><td>2104</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>7 April</td><td>08/12</td><td>2.256%</td><td>41</td><td>29</td><td>17 April</td><td>1</td><td>18 April</td><td>2</td><td>19 April</td><td>3</td><td>20 April</td><td>5</td><td>2025</td><td>2109</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1952</td><td>2036</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>8 April</td><td>08/13</td><td>2.820%</td><td>47</td><td>34</td><td>18 April</td><td>4</td><td>19 April</td><td>4</td><td>20 April</td><td>3</td><td>21 April</td><td>2</td><td>1957</td><td>2041</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>0.940%</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1968</td><td>2052</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>9 April</td><td>08/14</td><td>2.256%</td><td>37</td><td>27</td><td>19 April</td><td>4</td><td>20 April</td><td>3</td><td>21 April</td><td>2</td><td>22 April</td><td>1</td><td>1979</td><td>2063</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1984</td><td>2264</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>10 April</td><td>08/15</td><td>2.256%</td><td>38</td><td>29</td><td>20 April</td><td>3</td><td>21 April</td><td>2</td><td>22 April</td><td>1</td><td>23 April</td><td>3</td><td>2006</td><td>2079</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>0.752%</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1916</td><td>2196</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>11 April</td><td>08/16</td><td>2.820%</td><td>50</td><td>38</td><td>21 April</td><td>3</td><td>22 April</td><td>2</td><td>23 April</td><td>2</td><td>24 April</td><td>5</td><td>2022</td><td>2033</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>0.940%</td><td>15</td><td>11</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1848</td><td>2128</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>12 April</td><td>08/17</td><td>2.256%</td><td>39</td><td>29</td><td>22 April</td><td>2</td><td>23 April</td><td>2</td><td>24 April</td><td>3</td><td>25 April</td><td>3</td><td>1965</td><td>2038</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1976</td><td>2060</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>13 April</td><td>08/18</td><td>2.256%</td><td>38</td><td>27</td><td>23 April</td><td>1</td><td>24 April</td><td>3</td><td>25 April</td><td>5</td><td>26 April</td><td>2</td><td>1981</td><td>2065</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1992</td><td>2076</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>14 April</td><td>08/19</td><td>2.820%</td><td>47</td><td>34</td><td>24 April</td><td>3</td><td>25 April</td><td>3</td><td>26 April</td><td>3</td><td>27 April</td><td>4</td><td>2003</td><td>2087</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>0.940%</td><td>17</td><td>13</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2008</td><td>2092</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>15 April</td><td>08/20</td><td>2.256%</td><td>38</td><td>29</td><td>25 April</td><td>4</td><td>26 April</td><td>2</td><td>27 April</td><td>1</td><td>28 April</td><td>2</td><td>2019</td><td>2030</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1940</td><td>2220</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>16 April</td><td>08/21</td><td>2.820%</td><td>48</td><td>36</td><td>26 April</td><td>5</td><td>27 April</td><td>2</td><td>28 April</td><td>2</td><td>29 April</td><td>3</td><td>1973</td><td>2035</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>0.940%</td><td>15</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1872</td><td>2068</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>17 April</td><td>08/22</td><td>2.256%</td><td>39</td><td>29</td><td>27 April</td><td>1</td><td>28 April</td><td>2</td><td>29 April</td><td>3</td><td>30 April</td><td>4</td><td>1989</td><td>2062</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2000</td><td>2084</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>18 April</td><td>08/23</td><td>2.256%</td><td>39</td><td>28</td><td>28 April</td><td>1</td><td>29 April</td><td>2</td><td>30 April</td><td>4</td><td>1 May</td><td>4</td><td>2005</td><td>2089</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>0.752%</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2016</td><td>2100</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>19 April</td><td>08/24</td><td>2.820%</td><td>48</td><td>35</td><td>29 April</td><td>4</td><td>30 April</td><td>3</td><td>1 May</td><td>3</td><td>2 May</td><td>3</td><td>2021</td><td>2027</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>0.940%</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1948</td><td>2032</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>20 April</td><td>08/25</td><td>2.256%</td><td>37</td><td>27</td><td>30 April</td><td>5</td><td>1 May</td><td>3</td><td>2 May</td><td>1</td><td>3 May</td><td>1</td><td>1959</td><td>2043</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>0.752%</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1964</td><td>2138</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>21 April</td><td>08/26</td><td>1.692%</td><td>29</td><td>23</td><td>1 May</td><td>2</td><td>2 May</td><td>1</td><td>3 May</td><td>1</td><td>4 May</td><td>2</td><td>1986</td><td>2059</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>0.564%</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1812</td><td>2176</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>22 April</td><td>08/27</td><td>1.692%</td><td>30</td><td>22</td><td>2 May</td><td>0</td><td>3 May</td><td>1</td><td>4 May</td><td>2</td><td>5 May</td><td>5</td><td>2013</td><td>2097</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>0.564%</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2024</td><td>2108</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>23 April</td><td>08/28</td><td>1.128%</td><td>19</td><td>13</td><td>3 May</td><td>1</td><td>4 May</td><td>2</td><td>5 May</td><td>2</td><td>6 May</td><td>1</td><td>1945</td><td>2203</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>0.376%</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1956</td><td>2040</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>24 April</td><td>08/29</td><td>1.128%</td><td>18</td><td>13</td><td>4 May</td><td>3</td><td>5 May</td><td>2</td><td>6 May</td><td>0</td><td>7 May</td><td>0</td><td>1793</td><td>2051</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>0.376%</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1888</td><td>2336</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>25 April</td><td>08/30</td><td>0.564%</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>5 May</td><td>1</td><td>6 May</td><td>0</td><td>7 May</td><td>0</td><td>8 May</td><td>1</td><td>1983</td><td>2078</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>0.188%</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1736</td><td>2268</td></tr></tbody></table>

Public holidays

List of dates for Easter

In Hungary, Kenya, the United Kingdom (except Scotland), Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Namibia, Malawi, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Easter has two public holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday, making a four-day weekend. The movable date of Easter sometimes brings it into conflict with other, fixed or moveable, public holidays.

• In the United Kingdom in 2000 and 2011, the May Day bank holiday was one week after Easter Monday, causing there to be three consecutive weeks with a bank holiday. (In Scotland, this did not occur as Easter Monday is not a bank holiday.) In 2011, a bank holiday was declared on Friday 29 April for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton; consequently there were four bank holidays within three consecutive calendar weeks (including two in one week), creating two consecutive four-day weekends (Friday 22 – Monday 25 April and Friday 29 April – Monday 2 May), with a three-day working week in between (Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 April). • In Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in 2008, Saint Patrick's Day (Monday 17 March) fell six days before Easter (Sunday 23 March), creating a three-day week (Tuesday 18 – Thursday 20 March). This will next happen in 2035, when Saint Patrick's Day falls on Saturday, so the public holiday is moved forward to the following Monday 19 March, again six days before Easter. • In the Catholic liturgical calendar, saints' feasts are not observed when they fall during Holy Week; this caused Saint Patrick not to appear in the liturgical calendar for 2008; 17 March was simply celebrated as Holy Monday. In Ireland, the Church chose to celebrate Saint Patrick on Saturday 15 March instead. • In Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC Day is a public holiday on 25 April. In 2000 and 2011, this created a five-day weekend over Easter: in 2000, Easter Monday fell on 24 April, with the following Tuesday, 25 April, then being ANZAC Day; in 2011, ANZAC Day and Easter Monday coincided on Monday 25 April, which led to a substitute public holiday being declared in Australia for Tuesday 26 April, and likely contributed to New Zealand's introduction of Mondayising legislation in 2013. In 2003, 2014 and 2025, ANZAC Day fell on the Friday after Easter, and in 2019 it fell on the Thursday after Easter, and in 2038 it will fall on Easter Sunday; the consequence is three-day working weeks immediately following the Easter weekend. • In Hong Kong in 2021, Easter Sunday (4 April) coincided with the Ching Ming (Qingming) Festival, leading to public holidays on Monday 5 April (the day after Ching Ming) and Tuesday 6 April (the day after Easter Monday), and a five-day weekend (Friday 2 – Tuesday 6 April). • In Serbia in 2024, Easter holidays will be immediately preceded by Labour Day which is observed on 1 May and 2 May, creating a six-day weekend (Wednesday 1 May - Monday 6 May). • In South Africa in 2008, Good Friday on 21 April coincided with the Human Rights Day public holiday. To compensate for this an additional public holiday was declared on Friday 2 May, the day following Workers' Day. • Easter is not a federal holiday in the United States. In North Carolina, however, it was a public holiday from 1935 to 1987. • In Denmark and Norway, Easter is celebrated with public holidays on the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday before, and Easter Monday. In Norway, schools and businesses traditionally have a half-day on the Wednesday as well. In Denmark schools have a week-and-a-day Easter Holiday, being closed on Monday-Wednesday before Easter, as well as for the public holidays.

Good Friday is a statutory holiday in all of Canada except for Quebec, where Easter Monday is a statutory holiday instead. There are no other statutory holidays in Canada in March or April, except in Newfoundland and Labrador which observes St. Patrick's Day on March 17 and St. George's Day on April 23.