Coptic Calendar
Thursday
29
October
2026
19 Paopi 1743 AM
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
628 Paremhat
124 Parmouti
168 Parmouti
179 Parmouti
1911 Parmouti
2113 Parmouti
2214 Parmouti
2315 Parmouti
2618 Parmouti
2719 Parmouti
2820 Parmouti
3022 Parmouti
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)
Feasts and occasions in April 2004
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1Thu | Departure of Daniel the ProphetSaint | 23 Paremhat |
| Apr 2Fri | The Apparition of the Virgin Mary in ZeitounChurch Occasion | 24 Paremhat |
| Apr 3Sat | Lazarus SaturdayChurch Occasion | 25 Paremhat |
| Apr 4Sun | Palm SundayMajor Feast of the Lord | 26 Paremhat |
| Apr 4Sun | Holy Week (Pascha)until Saturday, April 10Church Occasion | 26 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Mon | The Commemoration of the CrucifixionChurch Occasion | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Mon | Departure of St. Macarius the GreatSaint | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 7Wed | The AnnunciationMajor Feast of the Lord | 29 Paremhat |
| Apr 8Thu | Covenant ThursdayMinor Feast of the Lord | 30 Paremhat |
| Apr 8Thu | The Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion | 30 Paremhat |
| Apr 9Fri | Good FridayChurch Occasion | 1 Parmouti |
| Apr 9Fri | Departure of Aaron the PriestSaint | 1 Parmouti |
| Apr 10Sat | Bright SaturdayChurch Occasion | 2 Parmouti |
| Apr 11Sun | The Glorious Feast of the Resurrection (Coptic Easter)Major Feast of the Lord | 3 Parmouti |
| Apr 13Tue | Departure of Ezekiel the ProphetSaint | 5 Parmouti |
| Apr 14Wed | Departure of St. Mary of EgyptSaint | 6 Parmouti |
| Apr 15Thu | Departure of St. Joachim, Father of the Virgin MarySaint | 7 Parmouti |
| Apr 18Sun | Thomas SundayMinor Feast of the Lord | 10 Parmouti |
| Apr 20Tue | Monthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion | 12 Parmouti |
| Apr 24Sat | Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of PergamumSaint | 16 Parmouti |
| Apr 25Sun | Martyrdom of St. James, Son of ZebedeeSaint | 17 Parmouti |
| Apr 29Thu | Monthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion | 21 Parmouti |
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.