Live countdown to the next Western Easter Sunday.
This page uses the Gregorian computus, the traditional rule-based calculation used to determine Western Easter. It uses ecclesiastical approximations of the March equinox and lunar cycle rather than simply checking the observed astronomical full moon.
No. Many Orthodox churches use a different calendar basis for calculating Easter, so Orthodox Easter can fall on a different Sunday. This page is a countdown to Western Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday is a movable date rather than a fixed date such as Christmas Day. In the Western Gregorian tradition it can fall from late March into April, so counting down from memory is unreliable. The tool calculates the relevant Easter Sunday for the current year and, after that date has passed, automatically moves to the following year's Easter.
An exact day count is handy for booking holiday accommodation, organising a family gathering, planning an Easter event, ordering seasonal stock, arranging leave, or working backwards from a school break. Because school terms and public-holiday arrangements vary by place, the countdown should be treated as the Easter Sunday anchor rather than a complete holiday calendar. Check the School Holidays pages and your local authority for the dates that actually affect you.
Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday can have different legal or trading significance depending on the country, state or territory. A business deadline or travel plan may therefore need a different target date from Easter Sunday itself. The Next Public Holiday tool can help you start that check, but official government sources should be used when leave, penalties or opening rules matter.
The calculation is based on the Gregorian computus used for Western Easter. It is sometimes described loosely as the first Sunday after the first full moon after the March equinox, but the formal rule uses ecclesiastical tables and approximations. That distinction explains why the calculated church date should not be treated as a direct astronomical moon-phase observation.