Quick Answer
Easter 2026 falls on Sunday, April 5, 2026. The date moves because Easter Sunday is set to a movable lunar rule — the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after March 21 rather than a fixed calendar date. This page at https://practicalwebtools.com/other/time/when-is/easter-2026 also shows the weekday, the rule in one sentence, and a five-year table around 2026. Easter Sunday is not a federal holiday, so no observed-date shift applies.
How It Works
Read the exact date and weekday for the year you searched
Check the one-sentence rule that explains why the date moves or holds still
Scan the five-year table for the two years before and after
Follow the federal-holidays year page or the days-until countdown for the next step
Key Facts
- Easter 2026 is Sunday, April 5, 2026
- The rule: Easter is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after March 21, so the date can fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25.
- Not a federal holiday — the 11 statutory dates are listed on the Federal Holidays 2026 page
- Five-year window: 2024 through 2028 dates and weekdays in the table above
- Covers the query the days-until countdowns do not: a specific year’s date, not the wait from today
- The when-is matrix covers 16 holidays for every year from 2026 to 2030
- Date computed from the holiday’s rule, not typed by hand
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Easter Sunday in 2026?
Easter Sunday 2026 falls on Sunday, April 5, 2026. That is the date set by the holiday’s rule for 2026.
Why does the date of Easter Sunday change every year?
Easter is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after March 21, so the date can fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25. The rule pins the holiday to a weekday pattern (or, for Easter, to a lunar rule), so the calendar date slides while the pattern stays constant.
Is Easter Sunday a federal holiday?
No. Easter Sunday is not among the 11 federal holidays, so federal offices stay open; it is a widely kept observance whose date still moves by rule.
What is the difference between this page and the days-until countdown?
This page answers the reference question: the exact 2026 date for Easter Sunday, the rule behind it, and the years around it. The days-until family counts down live from today to the next occurrence of a fixed set of holidays, and Easter Sunday is not in that set.
When is Easter Sunday in other years?
Around 2026: 2024 on Sunday, March 31; 2025 on Sunday, April 20; 2026 on Sunday, April 5; 2027 on Sunday, March 28; 2028 on Sunday, April 16. Dates for every year from 2026 to 2030 have their own page in the when-is matrix.