Coptic Calendar
Tuesday
20
October
2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
325 Paremhat
426 Paremhat
628 Paremhat
102 Parmouti
113 Parmouti
124 Parmouti
168 Parmouti
179 Parmouti
1810 Parmouti
1911 Parmouti
2113 Parmouti
2214 Parmouti
2315 Parmouti
2618 Parmouti
3022 Parmouti
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)
Feasts and occasions in April 2024
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1Mon | Departure of Daniel the ProphetSaint | 23 Paremhat |
| Apr 2Tue | The Apparition of the Virgin Mary in ZeitounChurch Occasion | 24 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Fri | The Commemoration of the CrucifixionChurch Occasion | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Fri | Departure of St. Macarius the GreatSaint | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 7Sun | The AnnunciationMajor Feast of the Lord | 29 Paremhat |
| Apr 8Mon | The Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion | 30 Paremhat |
| Apr 9Tue | Departure of Aaron the PriestSaint | 1 Parmouti |
| Apr 13Sat | Departure of Ezekiel the ProphetSaint | 5 Parmouti |
| Apr 14Sun | Departure of St. Mary of EgyptSaint | 6 Parmouti |
| Apr 15Mon | Departure of St. Joachim, Father of the Virgin MarySaint | 7 Parmouti |
| Apr 20Sat | Monthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion | 12 Parmouti |
| Apr 24Wed | Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of PergamumSaint | 16 Parmouti |
| Apr 25Thu | Martyrdom of St. James, Son of ZebedeeSaint | 17 Parmouti |
| Apr 27Sat | Lazarus SaturdayChurch Occasion | 19 Parmouti |
| Apr 28Sun | Palm SundayMajor Feast of the Lord | 20 Parmouti |
| Apr 28Sun | Holy Week (Pascha)until Saturday, May 4Church Occasion | 20 Parmouti |
| Apr 29Mon | 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.