Is today a fasting day?
No, today is not a fasting day
Monday, October 19, 2026 · 9 Paopi · Not a fasting day
Tomorrow: not a fasting day (not a fasting day).
The next fast
The Nativity Fast (Advent): begins Wednesday, November 25, 2026 and ends Wednesday, January 6, 2027 (43 days), in 37 days.
When do Copts fast on Wednesday and Friday?
Wednesday and Friday are fasting days every week, except during the Holy Fifty Days after Easter, and when the Nativity or the Theophany falls on one of them. The other fasts and their lengths are on the Coptic fasting calendar.