Coptic Calendar
Monday
26
October
2026
16 Paopi 1743 AM
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
325 Paremhat
426 Paremhat
628 Paremhat
102 Parmouti
113 Parmouti
168 Parmouti
179 Parmouti
1810 Parmouti
1911 Parmouti
2113 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 2012
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1Sun | Departure of Daniel the ProphetSaint | 23 Paremhat |
| Apr 2Mon | The Apparition of the Virgin Mary in ZeitounChurch Occasion | 24 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Thu | The Commemoration of the CrucifixionChurch Occasion | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Thu | Departure of St. Macarius the GreatSaint | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 7Sat | The AnnunciationMajor Feast of the Lord | 29 Paremhat |
| Apr 7Sat | Lazarus SaturdayChurch Occasion | 29 Paremhat |
| Apr 8Sun | Palm SundayMajor Feast of the Lord | 30 Paremhat |
| Apr 8Sun | Holy Week (Pascha)until Saturday, April 14Church Occasion | 30 Paremhat |
| Apr 8Sun | The Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion | 30 Paremhat |
| Apr 9Mon | Departure of Aaron the PriestSaint | 1 Parmouti |
| Apr 12Thu | Covenant ThursdayMinor Feast of the Lord | 4 Parmouti |
| Apr 13Fri | Good FridayChurch Occasion | 5 Parmouti |
| Apr 13Fri | Departure of Ezekiel the ProphetSaint | 5 Parmouti |
| Apr 14Sat | Bright SaturdayChurch Occasion | 6 Parmouti |
| Apr 14Sat | Departure of St. Mary of EgyptSaint | 6 Parmouti |
| Apr 15Sun | The Glorious Feast of the Resurrection (Coptic Easter)Major Feast of the Lord | 7 Parmouti |
| Apr 15Sun | Departure of St. Joachim, Father of the Virgin MarySaint | 7 Parmouti |
| Apr 20Fri | Monthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion | 12 Parmouti |
| Apr 22Sun | Thomas SundayMinor Feast of the Lord | 14 Parmouti |
| Apr 24Tue | Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of PergamumSaint | 16 Parmouti |
| Apr 25Wed | Martyrdom of St. James, Son of ZebedeeSaint | 17 Parmouti |
| Apr 29Sun | 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.