Easter Date Calculator

Computes Western Easter per the Gregorian computus with Anonymous Gauss corrections for golden number, century, and epact. Enter 2026 to get 2026-04-05 Sunday with month four day five. Range covers 1583 Gregorian adoption through 4099 for long-range calendars. All math runs locally with no uploads, ideal for ministry planning.

Why Easter moves across March and April in the USA: Easter falls on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon on or after March 21, which lands March 22 to April 25. In 2026 it is April 5, in 2025 April 20, in 2024 March 31. This drives spring break weeks in Florida and Texas, airline peaks at O Hare and JFK, and candy sell-through at Target and Walmart. Book venues twelve months ahead when Easter abuts Passover.

Western versus Orthodox dates: This tool returns Western Catholic and Protestant dates used by most USA churches. Eastern Orthodox Easter uses Julian-based Paschalion and often falls one to five weeks later, such as April 12 versus April 5 in some years. Greek, Russian, and Ukrainian parishes in Chicago and New York follow Orthodox tables. Confirm rite before printing joint community calendars.

Related USA holidays tied to Easter: Good Friday two days before is a state holiday in Texas, Florida, and eleven others with school and court closures. Easter Monday follows in some districts. Mardi Gras sits forty-seven days before Easter Sunday, so 2026 Mardi Gras is February 17. Ash Wednesday is forty-six days before. Use these offsets to build full Lenten calendars from the computed Sunday.

Accuracy and limits: Valid for Gregorian years 1583 to 4099 with integer computus">. Years before 1583 use Julian tables not covered here. Output is civil date only without sunrise service times that vary by latitude from Miami to Seattle. For liturgical readings and moon phases, pair with lectionary and astronomy references after getting the Sunday date.

Privacy and next steps: Year input never leaves your browser. Copy YYYY-MM-DD directly into Church Center, Planning Center, Google Calendar, and permit forms. Set reminders for palm orders eight weeks before and volunteer schedules six weeks before the computed Sunday across USA time zones.