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Countdown to Orthodox Easter 2027
Orthodox Easter 2027 falls on Sunday, 2 May 2027. The countdown runs to midnight in your own time zone.
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Orthodox Easter 2027 at a glance
- 01Date
Sunday, 2 May 2027
- 02Day of the week
Sunday
- 03How the date is set
The Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March in the Julian calendar, shown in the Gregorian calendar (13 days later from 1900 to 2099).
- 04Good to know
A few Orthodox churches (for example in Finland) keep Western Easter. This page counts down to the Easter of the churches that follow the Julian computus.
Most Orthodox churches, including the Russian, Romanian, Serbian, Greek, Georgian and Ukrainian, date Easter by the Julian calendar’s cycle of the Moon. The Julian calendar is 13 days behind the Gregorian one, so Orthodox Easter is often one to five weeks after Western Easter, and sometimes on the same day.
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Dates for the next five years
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2 May 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | 16 April 2028 | Sunday |
| 2029 | 8 April 2029 | Sunday |
| 2030 | 28 April 2030 | Sunday |
| 2031 | 13 April 2031 | Sunday |
| 2032 | 2 May 2032 | Sunday |
When Orthodox Easter begins around the world
| Place | Offset | UTC | Your time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sydney | UTC+10 | Sat 1 May, 14:00 | |
 Tbilisi | UTC+4 | Sat 1 May, 20:00 | |
 Addis Ababa | UTC+3 | Sat 1 May, 21:00 | |
 Athens | UTC+3 | Sat 1 May, 21:00 | |
 Bucharest | UTC+3 | Sat 1 May, 21:00 | |
 Cairo | UTC+3 | Sat 1 May, 21:00 | |
 Jerusalem | UTC+3 | Sat 1 May, 21:00 | |
 Kyiv | UTC+3 | Sat 1 May, 21:00 | |
 Moscow | UTC+3 | Sat 1 May, 21:00 | |
 Sofia | UTC+3 | Sat 1 May, 21:00 | |
 Belgrade | UTC+2 | Sat 1 May, 22:00 | |
 London | UTC+1 | Sat 1 May, 23:00 | |
 New York | UTC−4 | Sun 2 May, 04:00 |
How the date is worked out
Hourora computes these dates from published rules. Where a date depends on a local decision, such as moon-sighting or a regional panchang, the caveat above says so; the countdown is to the start of the calendar day in your own time zone.
- Julian computus, Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms (2nd ed.), ch. 8, plus the 13-day Julian-Gregorian offset (1900-2099)
Questions
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When is Orthodox Easter 2027?
Orthodox Easter 2027 is on Sunday, 2 May 2027.
What day of the week is Orthodox Easter 2027?
Orthodox Easter 2027 falls on a Sunday.
Why is Orthodox Easter often on a different date from Western Easter?
The Orthodox churches count with the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian one, and apply the Easter rule to it. The two dates coincide in some years and are one to five weeks apart in others.
When is Orthodox Easter 2028?
Orthodox Easter 2028 is on Sunday, 16 April 2028.
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