Orthodox and Catholic Easter dates

Compute Orthodox and Catholic Easter dates as well as feasts depending on Easter date for any year according to the Julian and Gregorian calendar respectively.

Here are the dates for Easter in “2026” and some other holidays that depend on it:
Feast	Julian calendar (Οrthodox)	Gregorian calendar (Catholic)
Easter	Sunday, 12 April 2026	Sunday, 5 April 2026
Beginning of Lent	Monday, 23 February 2026 Clean Monday / Καθαρά δευτέρα	Wednesday, 18 February 2026 Ash Wednesday
Good Friday	Friday, 10 April 2026	Friday, 3 April 2026
Easter Monday	Monday, 13 April 2026	Monday, 6 April 2026
Ascension Day	Thursday, 21 May 2026	Thursday, 14 May 2026
Pentecost	Sunday, 31 May 2026	Sunday, 24 May 2026
Whit Monday	Monday, 1 June 2026	Monday, 25 May 2026

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Why Orthodox and Catholics don't have the same date for Easter?

Whether it is about the Orthodox Easter or about the Catholic Easter, their date is always between March 22 and April 25 of the Gregorian calendar or between April 4 and May 8 of the Julian calendar.

Read our article about Julian and Gregorian calendars in Encyclopedia