Easter Sunday Countdown

Easter is a movable feast: it falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox, so the date shifts every year. Easter 2027 is on March 28, 2027, and this countdown ticks down to it live.

How many days until Easter Sunday?

Easter Sunday is on Sunday, March 28, 2027, which is 248 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.

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Easter's story so far

325 ADThe Council of Nicaea establishes the rule still used to date Easter: the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, ensuring the whole Church celebrates on the same day.

1678The Easter Hare (Osterhase) is first documented in German writing, describing a hare that brings colored eggs to well-behaved children.

1700sGerman immigrants settling in Pennsylvania Dutch country carry the Osterhase tradition to America, planting the seed for the modern Easter Bunny.

1875Cadbury releases Britain's first chocolate Easter egg, a dark-chocolate shell filled with sugared almond 'dragees,' made possible by a new cocoa press that yielded smoother, moldable chocolate.

1878President Rutherford B. Hayes opens the White House lawn to egg-rolling children after Congress banned the game on the Capitol grounds, founding what became the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.

1885Peter Carl Fabergé creates the first Imperial Easter Egg for Tsar Alexander III to give Empress Maria Feodorovna, launching the famed Fabergé egg tradition.

1963Fry's (soon rebranded Cadbury) launches the Creme Egg, which would grow into the best-selling Easter confection in the UK.

Easter world records

Largest Easter egg hunt501,000 eggs hunted by 9,753 children at Cypress Gardens Adventure Park, Winter Haven, Florida, on April 1, 2007

Most entrants in an egg hunt12,773 participants at the Fabergé Big Egg Hunt, London, Feb 21-Apr 1, 2012

Largest chocolate Easter egg7,200 kg (15,873 lb), 10.39 m tall, made by Tosca in Cortenuova, Italy, April 16, 2011

Largest gathering of people dressed as rabbits1,119 participants, assembled by VICKY'Z in Beijing, China, on April 1, 2018

Largest Easter egg tree82,404 painted hen eggs decorating a single tree

Why the date moves

Unlike Christmas, Easter has no fixed date. Western churches set it by a lunar rule tied to the spring equinox, so it can land anywhere from March 22 to April 25. Eastern Orthodox churches often calculate a different date using the Julian calendar.

How Easter is celebrated

For Christians, Easter marks the resurrection of Jesus and is the most important feast of the year. Culturally it brings egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, baskets of candy and spring gatherings with family.

Quick facts

A movable feast, first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox
Can fall between March 22 and April 25
The most important holiday in the Christian calendar
Egg decorating dates back centuries as a symbol of new life

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Easter Sunday — frequently asked questions

When is Easter Sunday?

Easter Sunday is on Sunday, March 28, 2027.

How many days until Easter Sunday?

Easter Sunday is on Sunday, March 28, 2027, which is 248 days away. The live countdown above ticks down to the exact moment, to the second.

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