Coptic Calendar
Wednesday
21
October
2026
11 Paopi 1743 AM
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
325 Paremhat
426 Paremhat
628 Paremhat
102 Parmouti
113 Parmouti
124 Parmouti
1810 Parmouti
1911 Parmouti
2618 Parmouti
2719 Parmouti
2820 Parmouti
3022 Parmouti
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)
Feasts and occasions in April 2022
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1Fri | Departure of Daniel the ProphetSaint | 23 Paremhat |
| Apr 2Sat | The Apparition of the Virgin Mary in ZeitounChurch Occasion | 24 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Tue | The Commemoration of the CrucifixionChurch Occasion | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Tue | Departure of St. Macarius the GreatSaint | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 7Thu | The AnnunciationMajor Feast of the Lord | 29 Paremhat |
| Apr 8Fri | The Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion | 30 Paremhat |
| Apr 9Sat | Departure of Aaron the PriestSaint | 1 Parmouti |
| Apr 13Wed | Departure of Ezekiel the ProphetSaint | 5 Parmouti |
| Apr 14Thu | Departure of St. Mary of EgyptSaint | 6 Parmouti |
| Apr 15Fri | Departure of St. Joachim, Father of the Virgin MarySaint | 7 Parmouti |
| Apr 16Sat | Lazarus SaturdayChurch Occasion | 8 Parmouti |
| Apr 17Sun | Palm SundayMajor Feast of the Lord | 9 Parmouti |
| Apr 17Sun | Holy Week (Pascha)until Saturday, April 23Church Occasion | 9 Parmouti |
| Apr 20Wed | Monthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion | 12 Parmouti |
| Apr 21Thu | Covenant ThursdayMinor Feast of the Lord | 13 Parmouti |
| Apr 22Fri | Good FridayChurch Occasion | 14 Parmouti |
| Apr 23Sat | Bright SaturdayChurch Occasion | 15 Parmouti |
| Apr 24Sun | The Glorious Feast of the Resurrection (Coptic Easter)Major Feast of the Lord | 16 Parmouti |
| Apr 24Sun | Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of PergamumSaint | 16 Parmouti |
| Apr 25Mon | Martyrdom of St. James, Son of ZebedeeSaint | 17 Parmouti |
| Apr 29Fri | 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.