When is Easter 2024?
Easter 2024 falls on Sunday, March 31, 2024. It was 877 days ago.
Easter Sunday in the United States is the Gregorian Easter date. It is a civic and religious observance, not a federal public holiday: Federal Reserve Banks, USPS and the NYSE typically operate on the surrounding weekdays.
Central day on the Christian calendar — resurrection Sunday — though many families also know it through egg hunts, brunch, and new spring clothes. The date jumps around each year because it follows the moon and the spring equinox.
What typically stops
National picture for four named services. A local branch, a retailer or a private employer can still differ — this is not a store-by-store matrix.
| Service | Typically | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Banks (Federal Reserve) | Open — Typically a normal banking day. Not a Federal Reserve holiday. | Federal Reserve Banks — Holiday Schedule (K.8) |
| USPS | Open — Typically regular delivery and retail hours. | USPS Employee and Labor Relations Manual — Holiday Leave (518) |
| Fedwire | Open — Typically operates. Not a Federal Reserve holiday. | Federal Reserve Banks — Holiday Schedule (K.8) |
| NYSE | Open — Typically a full trading session. | NYSE — Trading Hours and Holiday Calendar |
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Is Easter a public holiday?
No at federal level. Easter Sunday is not listed in 5 U.S.C. § 6103. Federal offices do not close for Easter, and Good Friday is not a federal holiday either — though it is an NYSE holiday in most years, which is a different calendar.
Some states and private employers close on Good Friday. That is not a national rule and is not claimed here.
What day is Easter?
Gregorian Easter Sunday is computed from the same Computus used across Western churches. It falls between March 22 and April 25.
This site does not publish Orthodox Easter unless a sourced dataset for that calendar is added. The date on this page is the Gregorian date.
Easter dates, 2019–2029
| Year | Weekday | Date | Observed | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sunday | April 21, 2019 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2020 | Sunday | April 12, 2020 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2021 | Sunday | April 4, 2021 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2022 | Sunday | April 17, 2022 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2023 | Sunday | April 9, 2023 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2024 | Sunday | March 31, 2024 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2025 | Sunday | April 20, 2025 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2026 | Sunday | April 5, 2026 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2027 | Sunday | March 28, 2027 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2028 | Sunday | April 16, 2028 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
| 2029 | Sunday | April 1, 2029 | — | Not A Public Holiday |
Every date above is calculated from the rule — easter sunday in the gregorian calendar (computus) — rather than transcribed year by year, which removes the commonest source of error on calendar sites.
Other names and languages
- Related Friday
- Good Friday (two days earlier; not a US federal holiday)
- Spanish
- Pascua
Legal basis and sources
Easter is not listed in 5 U.S.C. § 6103. It is not a legal public holiday of the United States. 5 U.S.C. § 6103
- 5 U.S.C. § 6103, Legal Information Institute — verified August 22, 2026
- U.S. Naval Observatory — Dates of Easter — verified August 22, 2026