Thursday March 28, 2024

Orthodox Easter 2024


Orthodox Easter service in Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia.
May 2024
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Orthodox Easter
Sunday May 5
1 month, 7 days
or 38 days

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Ascension Day
Thursday May 9
1 month, 11 days
or 42 days

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12

Mothers Day
Sunday May 12
1 month, 14 days
or 45 days

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Pentecost
Sunday May 19
1 month, 21 days
or 52 days

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Memorial Day
Monday May 27
1 month, 29 days

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Orthodox Easter for the year 2024 is celebrated/ observed on Sunday, May 5.


This day celebrates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion on Orthodox Good Friday. In the United States the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate Church, Russian Orthodox Church, and Greek Hellenic Orthodox Church celebrate the day along with other smaller Orthodox Churches.


The Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar to determine their holy days. Easter for the Orthodox Church will always fall sometime between April 4th and May 8th each year.

How to calculate Orthodox Easter date

The date used for Easter was determined at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. It is on the Sunday following the paschal full moon, which is the full moon that falls on or after the spring equinox. Orthodox Easter will usually fall later in the year than Western Christian Easter because Orthodox Easter uses the Julian calendar and the later uses the Gregorian calendar.

Other Countries

Many countries around the world celebrate Orthodox Easter like Romania, Republic of Macedonia, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Russia.

Days to Orthodox Easter 2024

Sunday, May 5th is day number 126 of the 2024 calendar year with 1 month, 7 days until Orthodox Easter 2024.


Orthodox Easter
Name(s):Orthodox Easter, Pascha
Type:Observance, Orthodox Christian
When:First Sunday after first full moon in Spring after Passover

Dates for Orthodox Easter

HolidayDateDays to Go
Orthodox Easter 2022 Sunday, April 24, 2022 -704
Orthodox Easter 2023 Sunday, April 16, 2023 -347
Orthodox Easter 2024 Sunday, May 05, 2024 38
Orthodox Easter 2025 Sunday, April 20, 2025 388
Orthodox Easter 2026 Sunday, April 12, 2026 745
Orthodox Easter 2027 Sunday, May 02, 2027 1130


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