Days Until Easter discover how many days remain until Easter Sunday 2026 with our easy countdown. Plan your celebrations and preparations now.

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Calculating…

Easter is observed as the first Sunday following the full moon on or after the spring equinox.
The following chart shows the days remaining until Easter from today and various other days.

Of course, this leaves aside holidays that land on a weekday, as in the case of Presidents’ Day. Hence, you will have to tweak this for holidays that you do not take.

How Many Work Days Are Left Until Easter?

If you’re anything like me, you might suddenly realize — maybe halfway through your morning coffee — that Easter is coming up… and wonder how many workdays you actually have left. It’s that familiar rush. You start mentally ticking off days, wondering if there’s enough time to get everything sorted: holiday plans, travel, family gatherings, or just carving out a little breathing room.

So, how many workdays are left until Easter?
Well, it depends. Not just on today’s date, but also on what you personally consider a “workday.” (Are you counting Fridays? What about holidays?) Most people mean Monday through Friday, excluding weekends. Some workplaces toss in the occasional public holiday too, depending on where you are.

In any case, let’s walk through it. Step by step — without overcomplicating things — because really, no one needs more math stress.

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Weekdays Until Easter

First, just a quick refresher: Easter Sunday moves every year. It’s not fixed like Christmas or New Year’s. Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon following March 21st. Which, if you think about it, feels oddly magical. A holiday guided by the moon? It’s a little romantic.

Because Easter shifts around, you can’t just assume it’s always the second Sunday of April or anything neat like that.
Sometimes it’s early April. Other times, it’s mid-April. Occasionally, late March. Which means? You really do have to check the calendar every year. No shortcuts there.

Once you have the exact Easter date for the year — say, April 20th or March 31st — counting weekdays becomes pretty straightforward. In theory.

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How To Calculate the Days Until Easter

There are two main ways people usually figure this out:

• Manually counting the weekdays one by one (yes, with your finger on the screen if necessary — no shame).
• Using a spreadsheet like Google Sheets to automatically calculate it for you.
  (Which, to be honest, is probably smarter if you’re dealing with deadlines.)

You could also use a pre-built online calculator, but sometimes they’re glitchy, or you just want to trust your own eyes. I get it.

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Method One: Calculate the Days Manually

Here’s the old-school way.
Find today’s date on your calendar. Find Easter Sunday. Now, count every Monday to Friday between now and then. Skip Saturdays and Sundays, of course.

Sounds easy enough… but in practice, it’s weirdly easy to mess up. You might forget to skip a weekend or double-count a day, especially if you get interrupted halfway through.

And if there are public holidays between now and Easter (like Good Friday), you might want to subtract those too. Otherwise, your “workdays left” count will be off by a day or two, depending.

Tip: Writing down the weekdays as you count them actually helps.
You don’t have to list the full date — just tally little marks like if that works for you. It feels a bit primitive, maybe, but it’s satisfying.

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Method Two: How To Calculate the Days Using Google Sheets

If you want a method that’s a little more “set it and forget it,” Google Sheets can save you.

There’s a function called NETWORKDAYS that calculates the number of weekdays between two dates — no need to count manually. It even lets you list out holidays you want excluded. Which is… pretty convenient.

Here’s the basic formula to calculate them:

=NETWORKDAYS(start_date, end_date, [holidays])

• start_date: the current date (or whatever date you’re starting from)
• end_date: Easter Sunday
• holidays: an optional list of dates to subtract (like Good Friday or any office-closed days)

Example:
If today is March 15th and Easter is on March 31st:

=NETWORKDAYS(DATE(2025,3,15), DATE(2025,3,31))

You could even make it fancier and automatically pull the current date with TODAY():

=NETWORKDAYS(TODAY(), DATE(2025,3,31))

If you want to subtract holidays, you’d add a third argument, like:

=NETWORKDAYS(TODAY(), DATE(2025,3,31), A1:A2)

(Where A1:A2 lists your holiday dates.)

Setting it up once means you can reuse it every year, just adjusting the Easter date. Honestly, once you do it once, you’ll wonder why you ever sat there counting on your fingers.

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From the Current Date

If you’re reading this today and wondering, “how many workdays do I personally have left until Easter?” — the answer is just a formula or a quick manual count away.

Grab today’s date. Line it up with Easter Sunday.
If you’re manually counting, remember: only Mondays through Fridays. Cross off weekends. Adjust for any holidays if they apply.

If you’re using Sheets, plug in today’s date with TODAY() and go from there.

Honestly, both methods work. It kind of just depends on whether you feel like a little math or you want to let a spreadsheet do the heavy lifting.

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From Any Date

Maybe you’re planning ahead — next week, next month — or maybe you’re just curious how it looks from a different starting point.

You can easily adjust either method:

• Manually, by starting your count from whatever date you choose.
• Or in Sheets, by replacing TODAY() with the specific date you’re curious about.

So if you’re planning something for, say, March 25th and want to know how many workdays you’ll have left until Easter from there? Same process. Just different start dates.

It’s a tiny bit of effort up front. But it helps so much with planning, especially when deadlines or time off are involved.
(Or, you know, if you’re trying to sneak in a few extra days off around Easter without using up all your vacation days. No judgment.)

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In the end, whether you manually count or let Google Sheets be your calculator buddy, the important thing is — you’ll know how much time you have left.
And that, at least, gives you one less thing to panic about.

Maybe.