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Church year 2026

Computed from the rule for Easter, for both calendars. Western dates follow the Gregorian Easter, Orthodox ones the Julian.

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Western (Catholic, Anglican, Protestant)

Christmastide · 1 January – 11 JanuaryOrdinary Time · 12 January – 17 FebruaryLent · 18 February – 28 MarchHoly Week · 29 March – 4 AprilEastertide · 5 April – 24 MayOrdinary Time · 25 May – 28 NovemberAdvent · 29 November – 24 DecemberChristmastide · 25 December – 31 DecemberJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDecEpiphany · 6 January 2026Candlemas · 2 February 2026Ash Wednesday · 18 February 2026Annunciation · 25 March 2026Palm Sunday · 29 March 2026Maundy Thursday · 2 April 2026Good Friday · 3 April 2026Easter Sunday · 5 April 2026Ascension Day · 14 May 2026Pentecost · 24 May 2026Trinity Sunday · 31 May 2026Corpus Christi · 4 June 2026Transfiguration · 6 August 2026Assumption · 15 August 2026Nativity of Mary · 8 September 2026Exaltation of the Cross · 14 September 2026All Saints’ Day · 1 November 2026Advent Sunday · 29 November 2026Christmas · 25 December 2026Easter SundayPentecostAdvent SundayChristmasToday · 28 September 2026202628 September

Orthodox (Julian Easter)

the Nativity Fast · 1 January – 6 Januarythe season after Pentecost · 7 January – 22 FebruaryGreat Lent · 23 February – 4 AprilHoly Week · 5 April – 11 Aprilthe Pentecostarion (Pascha to Pentecost) · 12 April – 31 Maythe season after Pentecost · 1 June – 7 Junethe Apostles’ Fast · 8 June – 11 Julythe season after Pentecost · 12 July – 13 Augustthe Dormition Fast · 14 August – 27 Augustthe season after Pentecost · 28 August – 27 Novemberthe Nativity Fast · 28 November – 31 DecemberJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDecOrthodox Christmas Eve · 6 January 2026Orthodox Christmas · 7 January 2026Theophany Eve · 18 January 2026Theophany · 19 January 2026Meatfare Memorial Saturday · 14 February 2026Meeting of the Lord (Orthodox) · 15 February 2026Maslenitsa (Cheesefare Week begins) · 16 February 2026Forgiveness Sunday · 22 February 2026Clean Monday · 23 February 2026Memorial Saturday, 2nd week of Lent · 7 March 2026Memorial Saturday, 3rd week of Lent · 14 March 2026Memorial Saturday, 4th week of Lent · 21 March 2026Lazarus Saturday · 4 April 2026Orthodox Palm Sunday · 5 April 2026Orthodox Annunciation · 7 April 2026Orthodox Good Friday · 10 April 2026Orthodox Easter (Pascha) · 12 April 2026Radonitsa · 21 April 2026Orthodox Ascension · 21 May 2026St Nicholas (spring) · 22 May 2026Trinity Memorial Saturday · 30 May 2026Orthodox Pentecost (Trinity) · 31 May 2026Day of the Holy Spirit · 1 June 2026Apostles’ Fast begins · 8 June 2026Saints Peter and Paul · 12 July 2026Prophet Elijah’s Day · 2 August 2026Dormition Fast begins · 14 August 2026Orthodox Transfiguration · 19 August 2026Dormition · 28 August 2026Beheading of John the Baptist · 11 September 2026Orthodox Nativity of the Theotokos · 21 September 2026Orthodox Exaltation of the Cross · 27 September 2026Protection of the Theotokos (Pokrov) · 14 October 2026Kazan Icon of the Theotokos · 4 November 2026St Demetrius Memorial Saturday · 7 November 2026Nativity Fast begins · 28 November 2026Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple · 4 December 2026St Nicholas (winter) · 19 December 2026Orthodox ChristmasOrthodox Easter (Pascha)Orthodox Pentecost (Trinity)Nativity Fast beginsToday · 28 September 2026202628 September

Western (Catholic, Anglican, Protestant)

Date
6 January 2026Epiphanyfixed date
2 February 2026Candlemasfixed date
18 February 2026Ash Wednesdaymoves with Easter
25 March 2026Annunciationfixed date
29 March 2026Palm Sundaymoves with Easter
2 April 2026Maundy Thursdaymoves with Easter
3 April 2026Good Fridaymoves with Easter
5 April 2026Easter Sundaymoves with Easter
14 May 2026Ascension Daymoves with Easter
24 May 2026Pentecostmoves with Easter
31 May 2026Trinity Sundaymoves with Easter
4 June 2026Corpus Christimoves with Easter
6 August 2026Transfigurationfixed date
15 August 2026Assumptionfixed date
8 September 2026Nativity of Maryfixed date
14 September 2026Exaltation of the Crossfixed date
1 November 2026All Saints’ Dayfixed date
29 November 2026Advent Sundaymoves with Easter
25 December 2026Christmasfixed date

Orthodox (Julian Easter)

Date
6 January 2026Orthodox Christmas Evefixed date
7 January 2026Orthodox Christmasfixed date
18 January 2026Theophany Evefixed date
19 January 2026Theophanyfixed date
14 February 2026Meatfare Memorial Saturdaymoves with Easter
15 February 2026Meeting of the Lord (Orthodox)fixed date
16 February 2026Maslenitsa (Cheesefare Week begins)moves with Easter
22 February 2026Forgiveness Sundaymoves with Easter
23 February 2026Clean Mondaymoves with Easter
7 March 2026Memorial Saturday, 2nd week of Lentmoves with Easter
14 March 2026Memorial Saturday, 3rd week of Lentmoves with Easter
21 March 2026Memorial Saturday, 4th week of Lentmoves with Easter
4 April 2026Lazarus Saturdaymoves with Easter
5 April 2026Orthodox Palm Sundaymoves with Easter
7 April 2026Orthodox Annunciationfixed date
10 April 2026Orthodox Good Fridaymoves with Easter
12 April 2026Orthodox Easter (Pascha)moves with Easter
21 April 2026Radonitsamoves with Easter
21 May 2026Orthodox Ascensionmoves with Easter
22 May 2026St Nicholas (spring)fixed date
30 May 2026Trinity Memorial Saturdaymoves with Easter
31 May 2026Orthodox Pentecost (Trinity)moves with Easter
1 June 2026Day of the Holy Spiritmoves with Easter
8 June 2026Apostles’ Fast beginsmoves with Easter
12 July 2026Saints Peter and Paulfixed date
2 August 2026Prophet Elijah’s Dayfixed date
14 August 2026Dormition Fast beginsfixed date
19 August 2026Orthodox Transfigurationfixed date
28 August 2026Dormitionfixed date
11 September 2026Beheading of John the Baptistfixed date
21 September 2026Orthodox Nativity of the Theotokosfixed date
27 September 2026Orthodox Exaltation of the Crossfixed date
14 October 2026Protection of the Theotokos (Pokrov)fixed date
4 November 2026Kazan Icon of the Theotokosfixed date
7 November 2026St Demetrius Memorial Saturdaymoves with Easter
28 November 2026Nativity Fast beginsfixed date
4 December 2026Entry of the Theotokos into the Templefixed date
19 December 2026St Nicholas (winter)fixed date

Fasts (Orthodox)

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Great Lent23 February 202611 April 2026
Apostles’ Fast8 June 202611 July 2026
Dormition Fast14 August 202627 August 2026
Nativity Fast28 November 20266 January 2027

Fast days are those of the Russian Orthodox calendar: the four fasts, Wednesdays and Fridays outside the five fast-free weeks, and three strict single days (Theophany eve, the Beheading of John the Baptist, the Exaltation of the Cross).

Easter: Meeus/Jones/Butcher and Meeus’s Julian algorithm (Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, 1991). Feast offsets as in the General Roman Calendar and the Orthodox Triodion/Pentecostarion.

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