Coptic Calendar
Wednesday
18
Paopi
1743 AM
October 28, 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
110 Mar
211 Mar
312 Mar
413 Mar
514 Mar
615 Mar
716 Mar
918 Mar
1120 Mar
1423 Mar
1524 Mar
1625 Mar
286 Apr
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)
Feasts and occasions in Paremhat 1726 AM
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17Wed | The Departure of Pope Shenouda IIIChurch Occasion | 8 Paremhat |
| Mar 19Fri | The Appearance of the CrossChurch Occasion | 10 Paremhat |
| Mar 21Sun | Monthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion | 12 Paremhat |
| Mar 22Mon | Martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of SebasteSaint | 13 Paremhat |
| Mar 26Fri | Departure of St. Lazarus, Friend of the LordSaint | 17 Paremhat |
| Mar 27Sat | Lazarus SaturdayChurch Occasion | 18 Paremhat |
| Mar 28Sun | Palm SundayMajor Feast of the Lord | 19 Paremhat |
| Mar 28Sun | Holy Week (Pascha)until Saturday, April 3Church Occasion | 19 Paremhat |
| Mar 29Mon | The Raising of LazarusChurch Occasion | 20 Paremhat |
| Mar 30Tue | Monthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion | 21 Paremhat |
| Mar 31Wed | Departure of St. Cyril of JerusalemSaint | 22 Paremhat |
| Apr 1Thu | Covenant ThursdayMinor Feast of the Lord | 23 Paremhat |
| Apr 1Thu | Departure of Daniel the ProphetSaint | 23 Paremhat |
| Apr 2Fri | The Apparition of the Virgin Mary in ZeitounChurch Occasion | 24 Paremhat |
| Apr 2Fri | Good FridayChurch Occasion | 24 Paremhat |
| Apr 3Sat | Bright SaturdayChurch Occasion | 25 Paremhat |
| Apr 4Sun | The Glorious Feast of the Resurrection (Coptic Easter)Major Feast of the Lord | 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 | The Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion | 30 Paremhat |
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.