When is Good Friday 2026?
Friday,
April 3, 2026
224 days ago, counted from Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time.
- Day of week
- Friday
- Against 2025
- 15 days earlier
- Orthodox Easter
- 7 days later
- Days ago
- 224
Why Good Friday falls when it does in 2026
Good Friday 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.
Good Friday 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Good Friday | ||||||
| 15 | |||||||
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| 17 | |||||||
| 18 |
Within a week of Good Friday in 2026
Which dates fall near Good Friday changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- Palm SundaySun, Mar 29
- April Fools' DayWed, Apr 1
- Maundy ThursdayThu, Apr 2
- PassoverThu, Apr 2
- Easter SundaySun, Apr 5
- Easter MondayMon, Apr 6
- Orthodox Good FridayFri, Apr 10