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Prophet Elijah’s Day

Prophet Elijah’s Day 2027 is on 2 August 2027 · Monday · in 308 days

the Nativity Fast · 1 January – 6 Januarythe season after Pentecost · 7 January – 14 MarchGreat Lent · 15 March – 24 AprilHoly Week · 25 April – 1 Maythe Pentecostarion (Pascha to Pentecost) · 2 May – 20 Junethe season after Pentecost · 21 June – 27 Junethe Apostles’ Fast · 28 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 2027Orthodox Christmas · 7 January 2027Theophany Eve · 18 January 2027Theophany · 19 January 2027Meeting of the Lord (Orthodox) · 15 February 2027Meatfare Memorial Saturday · 6 March 2027Maslenitsa (Cheesefare Week begins) · 8 March 2027Forgiveness Sunday · 14 March 2027Clean Monday · 15 March 2027Memorial Saturday, 2nd week of Lent · 27 March 2027Memorial Saturday, 3rd week of Lent · 3 April 2027Orthodox Annunciation · 7 April 2027Memorial Saturday, 4th week of Lent · 10 April 2027Lazarus Saturday · 24 April 2027Orthodox Palm Sunday · 25 April 2027Orthodox Good Friday · 30 April 2027Orthodox Easter (Pascha) · 2 May 2027Radonitsa · 11 May 2027St Nicholas (spring) · 22 May 2027Orthodox Ascension · 10 June 2027Trinity Memorial Saturday · 19 June 2027Orthodox Pentecost (Trinity) · 20 June 2027Day of the Holy Spirit · 21 June 2027Apostles’ Fast begins · 28 June 2027Saints Peter and Paul · 12 July 2027Prophet Elijah’s Day · 2 August 2027Dormition Fast begins · 14 August 2027Orthodox Transfiguration · 19 August 2027Dormition · 28 August 2027Beheading of John the Baptist · 11 September 2027Orthodox Nativity of the Theotokos · 21 September 2027Orthodox Exaltation of the Cross · 27 September 2027Protection of the Theotokos (Pokrov) · 14 October 2027Kazan Icon of the Theotokos · 4 November 2027St Demetrius Memorial Saturday · 6 November 2027Nativity Fast begins · 28 November 2027Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple · 4 December 2027St Nicholas (winter) · 19 December 2027Orthodox ChristmasOrthodox Easter (Pascha)Orthodox Pentecost (Trinity)Nativity Fast beginsProphet Elijah’s Day20272 August
  • the Nativity Fast1 January – 6 January
  • the season after Pentecost7 January – 14 March
  • Great Lent15 March – 24 April
  • Holy Week25 April – 1 May
  • the Pentecostarion (Pascha to Pentecost)2 May – 20 June
  • the season after Pentecost21 June – 27 June
  • the Apostles’ Fast28 June – 11 July
  • the season after Pentecost12 July – 13 August
  • the Dormition Fast14 August – 27 August
  • the season after Pentecost28 August – 27 November
  • the Nativity Fast28 November – 31 December

How the date is found

Prophet Elijah’s Day is kept on 20 July of the Julian calendar, which the Russian, Serbian, Georgian and Jerusalem churches follow; on the civil calendar that is thirteen days later until 2100.

Every year

YearDateDay
20242 August 2024Friday
20252 August 2025Saturday
20262 August 2026Sunday
20272 August 2027Monday
20282 August 2028Wednesday
20292 August 2029Thursday
20302 August 2030Friday
20312 August 2031Saturday
20322 August 2032Monday

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.