When Is Easter 2028?

Easter 2028 is Sunday, April 16.

Orthodox Easter 2028 is Sunday, April 16, 2028.

Easter 2028, and the days around it

Why April 16?

Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring, as the church reckons it: the first "ecclesiastical" full moon on or after March 21. In 2028 the first full moon on or after March 21 comes on Sunday, April 9, 2028 (U.S. Eastern Time), so Easter is the Sunday after it, April 16.

Easter dates, 2025–2039

YearEaster (Western)Orthodox Easter
2025April 20April 20 (same day)
2026April 5April 12
2027March 28May 2
2028April 16April 16 (same day)
2029April 1April 8
2030April 21April 28
2031April 13April 13 (same day)
2032March 28May 2
2033April 17April 24
2034April 9April 9 (same day)
2035March 25April 29
2036April 13April 20
2037April 5April 5 (same day)
2038April 25April 25 (same day)
2039April 10April 17

Computed with the standard Gregorian and Julian Easter algorithms (Meeus).

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Questions

When is Easter 2028?

Easter Sunday 2028 is Sunday, April 16, 2028. Orthodox Easter is Sunday, April 16, 2028.

When does Lent start in 2028?

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2028, 46 days before Easter (40 days not counting Sundays).

Why does the date of Easter change every year?

Western churches celebrate Easter on the first Sunday after the first (ecclesiastical) full moon on or after March 21, so it moves with the moon. It can fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25.

Why is Orthodox Easter on a different day?

Orthodox churches calculate Easter with the older Julian calendar, which now runs 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar, so their Easter usually comes one to five weeks later. Some years the two fall on the same Sunday.

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