Moving holidays
Orthodox Easter 2026 is on Sunday 12 April 2026 (ISO week 15). That is 8 days earlier in the calendar than in 2025, when it was on Sunday 20 April 2025 (ISO week 16), in the same month. In 2027 it is on Sunday 2 May 2027 (ISO week 17), 20 days later, moving from April to May.
| Date | ISO week | Shift from the date before | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 24 April 2022 | 2022-W16 | −8 days | April (changed) |
| Sunday 16 April 2023 | 2023-W15 | −8 days | April |
| Sunday 5 May 2024 | 2024-W18 | +19 days | May (changed) |
| Sunday 20 April 2025 | 2025-W16 | −15 days | April (changed) |
| Sunday 12 April 2026 | 2026-W15 | −8 days | April |
| Sunday 2 May 2027 | 2027-W17 | +20 days | May (changed) |
| Sunday 16 April 2028 | 2028-W15 | −16 days | April (changed) |
| Sunday 8 April 2029 | 2029-W14 | −8 days | April |
| Sunday 28 April 2030 | 2030-W17 | +20 days | April |
The shift ignores the year: +19 days means 19 days later in the calendar. ISO weeks run Monday to Sunday. Dates: Computed: Orthodox Easter Sunday.
Orthodox churches calculate Easter from the Julian calendar, so it usually falls later than Western Easter, sometimes on the same Sunday, and it moves by weeks from one year to the next.
Sunday 12 April 2026, in ISO week 15.
From Sunday 20 April 2025 (ISO week 16) to Sunday 12 April 2026 (ISO week 15): 8 days earlier in the calendar, in the same month.
Sunday 2 May 2027, in ISO week 17: 20 days later than in 2026.
Open Orthodox Easter 2026 in TimeBento, or read the guide on what it means for work.
The dates of Orthodox Easter as JSON, or all moving holidays.