183 days until Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 28, 2027Expected dateCounted in New York time. Today is not included.
In weeks, months and sleeps
Weeks and months are counted from today in New York time, the same way as the day count. "Sleeps" is the number of nights before Easter Sunday, which is the same as the days if you count tonight.
About this countdown
Easter Sunday moves every year — it can fall anywhere between 22 March and 25 April. This page works out the date using the same rule the Western church uses, and counts the days until it.
- Easter 2027 is Sunday 28 March.
- The date is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March. That is why it wanders.
- Good Friday is two days before. Easter Monday is a public holiday in the UK, Australia and much of Europe, but not in the US.
Questions people ask
When is Easter this year?
The date shown on this page, worked out with the standard Gregorian calculation. It is correct for every year from 1583 onward.
Is this Orthodox Easter?
No. Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar and usually celebrate later, sometimes by several weeks.
How many days until Good Friday?
Two fewer than the number above.
On your lock screen
The Countdown app for iPhone shows this same count under your clock, without unlocking the phone, and reminds you before the day. On an iPhone with the app installed, the banner at the top of Safari opens it with this date already set.
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