When Does Lent Start in 2027? Free Lent Countdown

When does Lent start in 2027?

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, 46 days before Easter Sunday, and runs to Holy Week. Lent is the season of fasting, prayer and giving in the Western Christian calendar. It begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts 40 days, not counting the six Sundays, leading up to Easter. Many people give something up, such as sweets, alcohol or social media, or take on a new habit.

In 2027, Lent falls on a Wednesday. In 2026 it was on a Wednesday, February 18. In 2028 it will be on a Wednesday, March 1.

How the Lent date is worked out

Western churches set Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21, using church tables rather than the real Moon, so we calculate it with the standard Gregorian algorithm. Easter can fall from March 22 to April 25, and every date tied to it moves with it. From 2026 to 2100 it falls between February 7 and March 10. How we calculate every date.

How many days until Lent in weeks, weekdays and sleeps

The countdown counts calendar days from today to Lent, so on the day before it shows 1. The weeks box splits that into whole weeks and days, the weekdays box counts Monday to Friday (useful for work and school planning, though public holidays are not taken out), and sleeps are the nights left. The timer counts down to midnight at the start of Lent in your own time zone.

Lent dates for the next 7 years

Year	Date	Day of the week
2026	February 18, 2026	Wednesday
2027	February 10, 2027	Wednesday
2028	March 1, 2028	Wednesday
2029	February 14, 2029	Wednesday
2030	March 6, 2030	Wednesday
2031	February 26, 2031	Wednesday
2032	February 11, 2032	Wednesday

Lent 2027 calendar: every key date

Date	Day	Days away
Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) February 9, 2027	Tuesday	90
Ash Wednesday, first day of Lent February 10, 2027	Wednesday	91
First Sunday of Lent February 14, 2027	Sunday	95
Laetare Sunday (fourth Sunday) March 7, 2027	Sunday	116
Palm Sunday, start of Holy Week March 21, 2027	Sunday	130
Holy (Maundy) Thursday March 25, 2027	Thursday	134
Good Friday March 26, 2027	Friday	135
Holy Saturday, last day of Lent March 27, 2027	Saturday	136
Easter Sunday March 28, 2027	Sunday	137

Days away are counted from the day this page was last built.

Is Lent a federal holiday?

No. Lent is an observance, not a federal or public holiday, so schools, businesses, banks and the post office are open as normal.

Planning tip

Because Sundays are not counted, Lent covers 46 calendar days but only 40 fasting days. If you are giving something up, mark Easter Sunday on your calendar as the finish line.

Frequently asked questions

When does Lent start in 2027?

Lent 2027 is on Wednesday, February 10, 2027. The rule: Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, 46 days before Easter Sunday, and runs to Holy Week.

How many days until Lent?

The countdown at the top of this page shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds until Lent 2027 (Wednesday, February 10, 2027), worked out live in your own time zone.

How many weeks until Lent?

Divide the days in the countdown by seven: the "Weeks" box above shows the whole weeks and the days left over, so you can plan week by week.

Is Lent a federal holiday?

No. Lent is an observance, not a federal or public holiday, so schools, businesses, banks and the post office are open as normal.

When does Lent end?

In the Catholic Church, Lent ends on the evening of Holy Thursday, when the Easter Triduum begins. Many Protestant churches and most people count it to Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. Either way the fast is over on Easter Sunday.

When is Lent 2027?

Lent 2027 runs from Ash Wednesday to Holy Week. The table on this page lists every key date, from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday.

Does Orthodox Lent start on the same day?

Usually not. Eastern Orthodox Great Lent starts on Clean Monday, seven weeks before Orthodox Easter, which is calculated with the Julian calendar and often falls a week or more after Western Easter.

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