Coptic Calendar
Tuesday
20
October
2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
122 Meshir
223 Meshir
324 Meshir
425 Meshir
627 Meshir
728 Meshir
101 Paremhat
112 Paremhat
123 Paremhat
134 Paremhat
145 Paremhat
156 Paremhat
167 Paremhat
189 Paremhat
2011 Paremhat
2314 Paremhat
2415 Paremhat
2516 Paremhat
2718 Paremhat
2819 Paremhat
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)
Feasts and occasions in March 2026
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5Thu | Departure of Hosea the ProphetSaint | 26 Meshir |
| Mar 8Sun | Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, Bishop of SmyrnaSaint | 29 Meshir |
| Mar 8Sun | Monthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion | 29 Meshir |
| Mar 9Mon | Departure of Pope Cyril VISaint | 30 Meshir |
| Mar 9Mon | The Finding of the Head of St. John the BaptistSaint | 30 Meshir |
| Mar 17Tue | The Departure of Pope Shenouda IIIChurch Occasion | 8 Paremhat |
| Mar 19Thu | The Appearance of the CrossChurch Occasion | 10 Paremhat |
| Mar 21Sat | Monthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion | 12 Paremhat |
| Mar 22Sun | Martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of SebasteSaint | 13 Paremhat |
| Mar 26Thu | Departure of St. Lazarus, Friend of the LordSaint | 17 Paremhat |
| Mar 29Sun | The Raising of LazarusChurch Occasion | 20 Paremhat |
| Mar 30Mon | Monthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion | 21 Paremhat |
| Mar 31Tue | Departure of St. Cyril of JerusalemSaint | 22 Paremhat |
About the Coptic calendar
The Coptic Orthodox Church keeps its feasts by the Coptic calendar, the old calendar of Egypt. It has twelve months of thirty days and a short thirteenth month, Nasie, of five days (six in a leap year). Its years are counted from AD 284, when the persecution of Diocletian began, so it is called the Calendar of the Martyrs and its years are written AM (Anno Martyrum). The year begins on 1 Thout, the Feast of El-Nayrouz, in September.
Most feasts keep the same Coptic date every year, such as the Nativity on 29 Koiak (January 7) and the Theophany on 11 Tobi (January 19). Easter is reckoned each year, and the Fast of Nineveh, Great Lent, the Ascension, Pentecost and the Apostles' Fast move with it.