Good Friday Countdown
As of October 17, 2026 there are 160 days until Good Friday: Friday, March 26, 2027.
Friday, March 26, 2027
How many days until Good Friday?
As of October 17, 2026, Good Friday is 160 days away. That is 22 weeks and 6 days, or 44% of a year; the timer above has the exact figure for today in your time zone.
Good Friday dates, 2027 to 2032
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Friday | |
| 2028 | Friday | |
| 2029 | Friday | |
| 2030 | Friday | |
| 2031 | Friday | |
| 2032 | Friday |
When is Good Friday 2027? Dates through 2036
How the date of Good Friday is set
Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday. It can fall anywhere from March 20 to April 23.
As the US Naval Observatory explains, the church fixes the equinox at March 21 and takes its full moons from tables, so Easter can differ from a date worked out from the real Moon.
Also coming up: Easter on Sunday, March 28, 2027, Ash Wednesday on Wednesday, February 10, 2027, and Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 9, 2027.
Good Friday facts and traditions
Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a public holiday in many countries; in the United States it is a state holiday in some states and not a federal holiday.
The "good" in Good Friday is an old sense of the word meaning pious or holy. Many churches hold a three-hour service from noon until 3 p.m., the hours the Bible records darkness over the land.
- It is always a Friday.
- US stock markets close on Good Friday, while post offices stay open.
- Eastern and Western churches compute Easter differently, so their Good Fridays usually fall on different dates.
How the Good Friday countdown counts
The timer runs to midnight at the start of Good Friday in your own time zone: the hours, minutes and seconds left today, plus the full days after that. "Days until" counts calendar days, so tomorrow is always 1 day away and the count at the top is one more than the timer's full days. After the day has passed, the countdown moves on to next year by itself.
For a span between any two dates, with weeks and working days, use the days between dates calculator. To count down to a date of your own, create a countdown with its own link.
Put the Good Friday countdown on your site
Copy this code into any web page. It shows a small live countdown that links back here.
Questions about the Good Friday countdown
How many weeks until Good Friday?
22 weeks and 6 days as of October 17, 2026, or 160 days in all. The countdown at the top of this page updates to today's number in your own time zone.
When does the Good Friday countdown reach zero?
At midnight at the start of Friday, March 26, 2027, in your own time zone, so it reaches zero earlier in London than in New York.
Can I add Good Friday to my calendar?
Yes. "Add to calendar" downloads an .ics file for March 26, 2027 that calendar apps such as Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook can import.
When is Good Friday in 2028?
Friday, April 14, 2028. The Good Friday dates page lists every year through 2036.
Is Good Friday a federal holiday?
No. Good Friday is not a US federal holiday, so banks, post offices and federal offices keep their normal hours unless it coincides with one.
Sources
- US Naval Observatory: The Date of Easter — the church rules for Easter and its earliest and latest dates (checked October 16, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Good Friday — history and traditions (checked October 16, 2026)