Coptic Calendar
Monday
19
October
2026
9 Paopi 1743 AM
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
325 Paremhat
628 Paremhat
168 Parmouti
179 Parmouti
1810 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 2026
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1Wed | Departure of Daniel the ProphetSaint | 23 Paremhat |
| Apr 2Thu | The Apparition of the Virgin Mary in ZeitounChurch Occasion | 24 Paremhat |
| Apr 4Sat | Lazarus SaturdayChurch Occasion | 26 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Sun | Palm SundayMajor Feast of the Lord | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Sun | Holy Week (Pascha)until Saturday, April 11Church Occasion | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Sun | The Commemoration of the CrucifixionChurch Occasion | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 5Sun | Departure of St. Macarius the GreatSaint | 27 Paremhat |
| Apr 7Tue | The AnnunciationMajor Feast of the Lord | 29 Paremhat |
| Apr 8Wed | The Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion | 30 Paremhat |
| Apr 9Thu | Covenant ThursdayMinor Feast of the Lord | 1 Parmouti |
| Apr 9Thu | Departure of Aaron the PriestSaint | 1 Parmouti |
| Apr 10Fri | Good FridayChurch Occasion | 2 Parmouti |
| Apr 11Sat | Bright SaturdayChurch Occasion | 3 Parmouti |
| Apr 12Sun | The Glorious Feast of the Resurrection (Coptic Easter)Major Feast of the Lord | 4 Parmouti |
| Apr 13Mon | Departure of Ezekiel the ProphetSaint | 5 Parmouti |
| Apr 14Tue | Departure of St. Mary of EgyptSaint | 6 Parmouti |
| Apr 15Wed | Departure of St. Joachim, Father of the Virgin MarySaint | 7 Parmouti |
| Apr 19Sun | Thomas SundayMinor Feast of the Lord | 11 Parmouti |
| Apr 20Mon | Monthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion | 12 Parmouti |
| Apr 24Fri | Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of PergamumSaint | 16 Parmouti |
| Apr 25Sat | Martyrdom of St. James, Son of ZebedeeSaint | 17 Parmouti |
| Apr 29Wed | 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.