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Ascension Day is coming up.
Thursday, 6 May 2027
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About Ascension Day
Remembers Jesus rising into heaven, forty days after Easter.
From Wikipedia: Feast of the Ascension, CC BY-SA 4.0
In 2027 it falls on a Thursday; in 2028 it’s on Thursday 25 May, and in 2029 on Thursday 10 May. Also in May 2027: Eta Aquariid meteor shower (6 May), Teachers’ Day (Jamaica) (6 May) and National Day of Prayer (6 May). From this page you can add it to your calendar, get an email before it, share the countdown, or show it full screen.
How we work out the date
It’s 39 days after Easter Sunday, always a Thursday.
Good to know
Western churches use the Gregorian computus for Easter; Orthodox churches use the Julian one.
Sources
A fixed date in the Gregorian calendar, the same every year.
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Thursday, 6 May |
| 2028 | Thursday, 25 May |
| 2029 | Thursday, 10 May |
| 2030 | Thursday, 30 May |
| 2031 | Thursday, 22 May |
| 2032 | Thursday, 6 May |
| 2033 | Thursday, 26 May |
| 2034 | Thursday, 18 May |
| 2035 | Thursday, 3 May |
| 2036 | Thursday, 22 May |
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