Coptic Calendar
Wednesday
11
Paopi
1743 AM
October 21, 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
210 Apr
311 Apr
412 Apr
816 Apr
917 Apr
1018 Apr
1119 Apr
1422 Apr
1523 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 1746 AM
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lazarus SaturdayChurch Occasion | 12 Parmouti |
| Apr 20Sat | Monthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion | 12 Parmouti |
| Apr 21Sun | Palm SundayMajor Feast of the Lord | 13 Parmouti |
| Apr 21Sun | Holy Week (Pascha)until Saturday, April 27Church Occasion | 13 Parmouti |
| Apr 24Wed | Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of PergamumSaint | 16 Parmouti |
| Apr 25Thu | Covenant ThursdayMinor Feast of the Lord | 17 Parmouti |
| Apr 25Thu | Martyrdom of St. James, Son of ZebedeeSaint | 17 Parmouti |
| Apr 26Fri | Good FridayChurch Occasion | 18 Parmouti |
| Apr 27Sat | Bright SaturdayChurch Occasion | 19 Parmouti |
| Apr 28Sun | The Glorious Feast of the Resurrection (Coptic Easter)Major Feast of the Lord | 20 Parmouti |
| Apr 29Mon | Monthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion | 21 Parmouti |
| May 1Wed | Martyrdom of St. George, Prince of MartyrsSaint | 23 Parmouti |
| May 5Sun | Thomas SundayMinor Feast of the Lord | 27 Parmouti |
| May 5Sun | Martyrdom of St. Victor, Son of RomanusSaint | 27 Parmouti |
| May 7Tue | Departure of St. Aristobulus the ApostleSaint | 29 Parmouti |
| May 7Tue | Monthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion | 29 Parmouti |
| May 8Wed | 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.