When is Ash Wednesday 2027?
Wednesday,
February 10
140 days from today.
- Day of week
- Wednesday
- Against 2026
- 8 days earlier
- Orthodox Easter
- 35 days later
- Days away
- 140
Why Ash Wednesday falls when it does in 2027
Ash Wednesday 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.
Ash Wednesday 2027 on the calendar
| ISO week | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | |||||||
| 6 | Ash Wednesday | ||||||
| 7 | |||||||
| 8 | |||||||
| 9 |
Within a week of Ash Wednesday in 2027
Which dates fall near Ash Wednesday changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- RamadanMonday, Mon, Feb 8
- Super Bowl SundaySunday, Sun, Feb 14
- Valentine's DaySunday, Sun, Feb 14
- Washington's BirthdayMonday, Mon, Feb 15