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Lent
Feb 18 to Apr 2, 2026 · Computed (rule)
9 mo ago
Forty days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, from Ash Wednesday to the evening of Holy Thursday. Most Western churches keep the same season.
Every year
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LentAn event.9 mo agoUSCCB liturgical year, computed
LentAn event.in 3 moUSCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →LentAn event.in 16 moUSCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →LentAn event.in 2 yrUSCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →LentAn event.in 3 yrUSCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Also on Feb 18, 2026
Ash WednesdayThe first day of Lent, 40 days of fasting before Easter (Sundays not counted).9 mo agoUSCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →RamadanThe month of fasting from dawn to sunset. 9/1/1447 AH in the Umm al-Qura calendar. Begins the evening before; the actual date depends on local moon sighting...9 mo agoUmm al-Qura calendar, computedDetails →Losar (Tibetan New Year)The Tibetan Buddhist new year (Phugpa calendar), kept in Tibet, the Himalaya, Mongolia and the diaspora.9 mo agoCentral Tibetan AdministrationDetails →
Source, method and history
- Source
- USCCB liturgical year
- How we know
- Computed from the date of Easter (Gregorian computus).
- Recurs
- annual
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- Changes
- 2026-09-26: added to 2026-02-18