Coptic Calendar
Wednesday
11
Paopi
1743 AM
October 21, 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
210 Apr
311 Apr
412 Apr
1018 Apr
1119 Apr
1826 Apr
1927 Apr
2028 Apr
2230 Apr
242 May
253 May
264 May
286 May
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)
Feasts and occasions in Parmouti 1738 AM
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 1Sun | Thomas SundayMinor Feast of the Lord | 23 Parmouti |
| May 1Sun | Martyrdom of St. George, Prince of MartyrsSaint | 23 Parmouti |
| May 5Thu | Martyrdom of St. Victor, Son of RomanusSaint | 27 Parmouti |
| May 7Sat | Departure of St. Aristobulus the ApostleSaint | 29 Parmouti |
| May 7Sat | Monthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion | 29 Parmouti |
| May 8Sun | Martyrdom of St. Mark the ApostleSaint | 30 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.