Easter Countdown
About this countdown
Easter is a moving holiday — it falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox, which is why the date shifts between March 22 and April 25. This page runs the full calculation automatically, so the countdown above always points to the correct Easter Sunday.
The soft spring-meadow theme with drifting blossoms fits egg hunts and pastel baskets, and the sleeps counter is the one kids will keep asking about.
About Easter
- Date
- First Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21
- Range
- March 22 – April 25
- Type
- Religious & cultural holiday
- Observed
- Worldwide
- Traditions
- Egg hunts, baskets, church services, spring feasts
Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the oldest and most important feast of the Christian calendar. Its date was standardized at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox — a lunar formula, which is why Easter wanders across five weeks of the calendar while Christmas stays put.
The holiday's springtime symbols are older than the feast itself in many places: eggs as emblems of new life appear across ancient cultures, decorated eggs were exchanged by early Christians, and the egg-delivering “Easter hare” arrived with German folklore, carried to America by Pennsylvania Dutch settlers in the 1700s.
Easter: Facts Worth Knowing
- Eastern Orthodox churches usually celebrate Easter on a different Sunday, because they calculate the date using the older Julian calendar.
- The White House Easter Egg Roll has been held on the South Lawn since 1878.
- The formula for computing Easter's date is called the computus — this page runs the full calculation automatically for any year.
- Easter can fall on 35 different dates, from March 22 (rarest) to April 25.
- In many countries the bigger festival day is Easter Monday, a public holiday for picnics and family visits.
- The table below shows the computed Easter Sunday for each of the next ten years — no lookup needed.
Upcoming Dates: When Is Easter Next?
Computed automatically for the next ten years — always current, never out of date.
| Year | Date | Day of week |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | March 28 | Sunday |
| 2028 | April 16 | Sunday |
| 2029 | April 1 | Sunday |
| 2030 | April 21 | Sunday |
| 2031 | April 13 | Sunday |
| 2032 | March 28 | Sunday |
| 2033 | April 17 | Sunday |
| 2034 | April 9 | Sunday |
| 2035 | March 25 | Sunday |
| 2036 | April 13 | Sunday |
Make it yours
Want your name on it, a different date, or a different look? Create a personalized countdown — pick from 18 themes, get a share link and embed code.
Frequently asked questions
What date is Easter this year?
Easter Sunday moves each year — it's the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21. This page computes it automatically using the standard church calendar algorithm; the exact date is shown under the title.
Why does the date of Easter change every year?
Easter follows a lunar calculation rather than a fixed calendar date, which is why it can fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25.
How many days until Easter?
The live counter above shows the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds remaining until Easter Sunday in your local time zone.
Can I make a countdown to our Easter egg hunt?
Yes — use the Make Your Own page to set your egg hunt's exact date and time, keep the Spring Meadow theme, and share the link with the family.