Easter Sunday Date Egg 2026

Easter Sunday - Date in Year 2026

Date of Easter Sunday:April 5, 2026
Date of Easter Monday:April 6, 2026
Easter dates for other years:
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How is the date of Easter calculated? - When is Easter 2026?

  • Easter is a "movable feast", which means that its date is not fixed in the calendar.
  • The date is calculated according to the Lunar Calendar.
  • Easter is related to the Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover).
  • In Christian Religion the Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday following the first Spring Full Moon.
  • Even though Spring Equinox can astronomically fall on different day each year, to simplify the calculation of Easter, the Spring is officialy set to begin on March 21st.
  • If the first Spring Full Moon falls on Sunday, then the Easter will fall on the following Sunday.
Date of Easter Sunday 2026 is calculated:
First Sunday - following - First Full Moon - following - 21 March 2026
Date 2026 Lunar Phase Moon Sign Event
Sat Mar 21 Waxing Crescent TaurusTaurus 21 March 2026
("officially" set as Spring equinox)
Sun Mar 22 Waxing Crescent TaurusTaurus
Mon Mar 23 Waxing Crescent GeminiGemini
Tue Mar 24 Waxing Crescent GeminiGemini
Wed Mar 25 First Quarter CancerCancer
Thu Mar 26 Waxing Gibbous CancerCancer
Fri Mar 27 Waxing Gibbous CancerCancer
Sat Mar 28 Waxing Gibbous LeoLeo
Sun Mar 29 Waxing Gibbous LeoLeo
Mon Mar 30 Waxing Gibbous VirgoVirgo
Tue Mar 31 Waxing Gibbous VirgoVirgo
Wed Apr 1 Waxing Gibbous LibraLibra
Thu Apr 2
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(UT/GMT)
FULL MOON LibraLibra First Full Moon following 21 March 2026
Fri Apr 3 Waning Gibbous LibraLibra
Sat Apr 4 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio
Sun Apr 5 Waning Gibbous ScorpioScorpio Easter Sunday
Mon Apr 6 Waning Gibbous SagittariusSagittarius Easter Monday