Easter Sunday 2026 ஈஸ்டர்
Sunday, 5 April 2026
The day in the Tamil calendar
| Date | Sunday, 5 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Tamil date | Panguni 22 பங்குனி |
| Tithi at sunrise | Tritiya (திரிதியை) until 12:00 PM · Krishna Paksha |
| Nakshatra at sunrise | Vishakha (விசாகம்) until 12:08 AM, Apr 06 |
| Sunrise / Sunset | 6:06 AM / 6:17 PM |
| Tamil Nadu holiday | Not in the Tamil Nadu government holiday list for 2026 |
Timings for Chennai. The date follows the Tamil Nadu calendar.
About the festival
Easter is the chief feast of the Christian year, at which Christians celebrate their belief that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion.1,2
In Catholic practice the Resurrection is proclaimed at the solemn Easter Vigil, held on the night of Holy Saturday.2
When it falls: In Western churches Easter is the first Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon falling on or after 21 March (a fixed stand-in for the spring equinox), a method associated with the Council of Nicaea (325), so it always falls between 22 March and 25 April.1,3
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Easter Sunday in other years
| 2025 | Sunday, 20 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday, 5 April 2026 |
| 2027 | Sunday, 28 March 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 16 April 2028 |