When is Ascension Day 2027?
Thursday,
May 6
225 days from today.
- Day of week
- Thursday
- Against 2026
- 8 days earlier
- Orthodox Easter
- 35 days later
- Days away
- 225
Why Ascension Day falls when it does in 2027
Ascension Day is fixed relative to Easter, which is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after 21 March. In 2027 Western Easter is Sunday, March 28, 2027 and Orthodox Easter is Sunday, May 2, 2027, 35 days later, because the Orthodox churches compute it on the Julian calendar.
Ascension Day 2027 on the calendar
| ISO week | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | |||||||
| 18 | Ascension Day | ||||||
| 19 | |||||||
| 20 | |||||||
| 21 | |||||||
| 22 |
Within a week of Ascension Day in 2027
Which dates fall near Ascension Day changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- Orthodox Good FridayFriday, Fri, Apr 30
- BeltaneSaturday, Sat, May 1
- Orthodox EasterSunday, Sun, May 2
- Cinco de MayoWednesday, Wed, May 5
- Mother's DaySunday, Sun, May 9