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When is Ash Wednesday 2027?

Wednesday,
February 10, 2027

89 days from today, Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time.
Day of week
Wednesday
Against 2026
8 days earlier
Orthodox Easter
35 days later
Days away
89

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

Calendar grid for 2/2027, weeks starting Sun
ISO week number, Monday to Sunday
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6Ash Wednesday
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Within a week of Ash Wednesday in 2027

Which dates fall near Ash Wednesday changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.

Ash Wednesday in other years