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Ash Wednesday 2026


Navy chaplain distributes ashes to Marines on board USS Boxer.
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Daylight Saving Start
Sunday March 8
7 months, 12 days
or 227 days

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St Patricks Day
Tuesday March 17
7 months, 21 days
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Palm Sunday
Sunday March 29
8 months, 5 days
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Ash Wednesday for the year 2026 is celebrated/ observed on Wednesday, February 18th.


Ash Wednesday is celebrated on Wednesday seven weeks before Easter and the day after Mardi Gras also referred to as Fat Tuesday. This is a Christian observance which represents the first day of Lent and the starting of approximately 6 weeks of fasting and penance.

Days to Ash Wesndesday 2026

Wednesday, February 18th is day number 49 of the 2026 calendar year with 6 months, 25 days until Ash Wednesday 2026.


Ash Wednesday
Name(s):Ash Wednesday
Type:Observance, Christian
When:Wednesday seven weeks prior to Easter Sunday

Dates for Ash Wednesday

HolidayDateDays to Go
Ash Wednesday 2024 Wednesday, February 14, 2024 -526
Ash Wednesday 2025 Wednesday, March 05, 2025 -141
Ash Wednesday 2026 Wednesday, February 18, 2026 209
Ash Wednesday 2027 Wednesday, February 10, 2027 566
Ash Wednesday 2028 Wednesday, March 01, 2028 951
Ash Wednesday 2029 Wednesday, February 14, 2029 1301


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