How Many Days Until Easter?
There are 173 days until Easter, on Sunday, March 28, 2027. Easter Sunday moves every year because it is tied to the spring full moon. The counter below computes the exact date using the standard church algorithm.
Countdown to Easter
Sunday, March 28, 2027Counting down to Easter on Sunday, March 28, 2027.
How we date Easter
Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after 21 March, computed with the anonymous Gregorian computus.
Always between 22 March and 25 April.
Easter dates for the next ten years
The weekday is the part that changes, and it is usually what people are actually checking. Every row below is computed from the rule above rather than typed in by hand.
| Year | Date | Weekday | Days from today |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 28 March | Sunday | 173 |
| 2028 | 16 April | Sunday | 558 |
| 2029 | 1 April | Sunday | 908 |
| 2030 | 21 April | Sunday | 1,293 |
| 2031 | 13 April | Sunday | 1,650 |
| 2032 | 28 March | Sunday | 2,000 |
| 2033 | 17 April | Sunday | 2,385 |
| 2034 | 9 April | Sunday | 2,742 |
| 2035 | 25 March | Sunday | 3,092 |
| 2036 | 13 April | Sunday | 3,477 |
Where the date differs
Easter is not on the same day everywhere. This countdown follows the first row below.
| Where | When |
|---|---|
| Western churches | Gregorian computus, the date this countdown uses |
| Orthodox churches | The same rule applied to the Julian calendar, which usually falls later and only sometimes coincides |
About the countdown to Easter
Easter can fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25, which makes a live calculation far more useful than a rule of thumb.
Our countdown uses the Gregorian computus, the same algorithm used to publish Easter dates decades in advance.
The counter above reads from your device clock and refreshes every second, so the days, hours, minutes and seconds always reflect the time remaining right now. The next Easter falls in ISO week 12 of 2027. When the day arrives the page says so instead of showing a zero, and from the following day it moves its target to 2028, so the countdown never runs out of road.
Around the same time
These fall within a fortnight of Easter, which is useful if you are planning around the date rather than only checking it.
| Event | Date | Relative to Easter |
|---|---|---|
| Pi Day | 14 March 2027 | 14 days before |
| St. Patrick's Day | 17 March 2027 | 11 days before |
| the Spring Equinox | 20 March 2027 | 8 days before |
| the International Day of Happiness | 20 March 2027 | 8 days before |
| World Water Day | 22 March 2027 | 6 days before |
| Good Friday | 26 March 2027 | 2 days before |
Frequently asked questions
How many days until Easter?
Easter falls on Sunday 28 March 2027. That is 173 days from Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The counter at the top of the page recalculates from your own device clock, so it is exact for your time zone.
What day of the week is Easter this time?
The next Easter falls on a Sunday (Sunday 28 March 2027). The weekday changes from year to year; the table on this page lists it for the next ten occurrences.
How is the date for Easter decided?
Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after 21 March, computed with the anonymous Gregorian computus. Always between 22 March and 25 April. Source: GOV.UK, UK bank holidays.
Does this countdown update every year?
Yes. Once Easter passes, the page rolls its target forward to the next occurrence, so the countdown stays accurate without any manual updates. The ten-year table moves along with it.
Is the Easter countdown based on my time zone?
The day count uses your device's local calendar date, not the server's. Easter is treated as a whole calendar day rather than an instant, which is why the count matches the calendar on your wall wherever you are.
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Dates verified on 2026-08-05. Page recalculated Tuesday, October 6, 2026.