Easter Sunday 2028: Sunday, April 16
In 2028, Easter falls on Sunday, April 16. It is a late Easter: 72% of the years from 1900 to 2100 have an earlier one. Easter last fell on April 16 in 2017; it will again in 2090.
Movable feasts in 2028
| Feast | Date | From Easter |
|---|---|---|
| Mardi Gras | Tuesday, February 29 | -47 days |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, March 1 | -46 days |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 9 | -7 days |
| Holy Thursday | Thursday, April 13 | -3 days |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 14 | -2 days |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 16 | Easter Sunday |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 17 | +1 day |
| Ascension Day | Thursday, May 25 | +39 days |
| Pentecost | Sunday, June 4 | +49 days |
| Whit Monday | Monday, June 5 | +50 days |
| Corpus Christi | Thursday, June 15 | +60 days |
Carnival ends on Mardi Gras, February 29. Lent starts the next day, on Ash Wednesday, March 1, and lasts until Holy Saturday, April 15: 40 days of fasting, the six Sundays not counted. Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday, April 9, to Easter. Pentecost comes seven weeks after Easter, on Sunday, June 4.
Orthodox Easter 2028
In 2028, Western and Orthodox Easter fall on the same day, Sunday, April 16. It happens in about one year in four. Great Lent starts on Clean Monday, February 28; Orthodox Ascension falls on Thursday, May 25 and Pentecost on Sunday, June 4.
Public holidays around Easter 2028
- Good Friday, April 14: public holiday in Switzerland (most cantons), Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Brazil, and in Alsace-Moselle in France.
- Easter Monday, April 17: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), the United Kingdom (not in Scotland), Germany, Austria and Italy.
- Ascension Day, Thursday, May 25: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The Friday after, Friday, May 26, is a popular bridge day.
- Whit Monday, June 5: public holiday in France, Belgium, Switzerland (most cantons), Germany and Austria.
- Corpus Christi, Thursday, June 15: public holiday in Austria and Portugal, and in several German states and Swiss cantons.
The public holidays calendar gives the full list for each country in 2028. The Easter date calculator explains the rule and gives any other year.