When is Ash Wednesday 2026?
Wednesday,
February 18
217 days ago.
- Day of week
- Wednesday
- Against 2025
- 15 days earlier
- Orthodox Easter
- 7 days later
- Days ago
- 217
Why Ash Wednesday falls when it does in 2026
Ash Wednesday is fixed relative to Easter, which is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon on or after 21 March. In 2026 Western Easter is Sunday, April 5, 2026 and Orthodox Easter is Sunday, April 12, 2026, 7 days later, because the Orthodox churches compute it on the Julian calendar.
Ash Wednesday 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | |||||||
| 7 | |||||||
| 8 | Ash Wednesday | ||||||
| 9 |
Within a week of Ash Wednesday in 2026
Which dates fall near Ash Wednesday changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- Valentine's DaySaturday, Sat, Feb 14
- Washington's BirthdayMonday, Mon, Feb 16
- RamadanWednesday, Wed, Feb 18