Askesis / Orthodox Easter dates
Orthodox Pascha for the next ten years, set beside the date of Western Easter.
Most Orthodox churches count Pascha by the Julian calendar’s rule, and the West by the Gregorian, so the two dates often differ, and sometimes fall on the same Sunday. This holds for churches on the old calendar and on the new, because the new calendar changed the fixed feasts only.
| Year | Orthodox Pascha | Western Easter | Orthodox is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday, 12 April 2026 | Sunday, 5 April 2026 | 7 days later |
| 2027 | Sunday, 2 May 2027 | Sunday, 28 March 2027 | 35 days later |
| 2028 | Sunday, 16 April 2028 | Sunday, 16 April 2028 | Same day |
| 2029 | Sunday, 8 April 2029 | Sunday, 1 April 2029 | 7 days later |
| 2030 | Sunday, 28 April 2030 | Sunday, 21 April 2030 | 7 days later |
| 2031 | Sunday, 13 April 2031 | Sunday, 13 April 2031 | Same day |
| 2032 | Sunday, 2 May 2032 | Sunday, 28 March 2032 | 35 days later |
| 2033 | Sunday, 24 April 2033 | Sunday, 17 April 2033 | 7 days later |
| 2034 | Sunday, 9 April 2034 | Sunday, 9 April 2034 | Same day |
| 2035 | Sunday, 29 April 2035 | Sunday, 25 March 2035 | 35 days later |
Pascha is kept on the Sunday after the first full moon of spring, counted from the spring equinox. Most Orthodox churches reckon both the equinox and the full moon by the ancient Julian tables, and the Western churches by the Gregorian tables, so the two dates often differ and sometimes fall on the same Sunday.
Your priest’s guidance for you personally always comes first. This page states the general discipline of the Church.
Sunday, 2 May 2027.
Sunday, 12 April 2026.
Almost all do. The best-known exception is the Orthodox Church of Finland, which keeps Pascha with the Western churches. Otherwise, churches on the new calendar still count Pascha the Julian way.
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