What day of the week is Easter?

Easter is always celebrated on Sunday. The Christian feast marks the resurrection of Jesus, so the day is commonly called Easter Sunday.

Unlike holidays fixed to a specific calendar date, Easter moves from year to year. In Western Christianity, its date is calculated as the Sunday following the first full moon on or after the spring equinox, using the ecclesiastical calendar. This means Easter can occur as early as March 22 or as late as April 25 in the Gregorian calendar.

The Sunday date also explains the surrounding names in Holy Week. Palm Sunday comes one week before Easter, Good Friday commemorates Jesus’ crucifixion two days earlier, and Holy Saturday falls the day before. Eastern Orthodox churches often celebrate Easter on a different calendar date because they use different traditional calculations, but their Easter celebration is likewise held on Sunday.