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How many days until Ascension Day?
There are 178 days until Ascension Day in 52 countries. It falls on Thursday, May 6, 2027.
A public holiday in 52 countries and territories in our data.
Ascension Day 2027
178 days
Thursday, May 6, 2027 · in 52 countries
The story behind Ascension Day
Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, falls forty days after Easter Sunday and always on a Thursday. It commemorates, in Christian belief, Jesus rising into heaven in the presence of his apostles, as told in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
It is a public holiday in many European countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and the Nordic countries, as well as in parts of Africa and the Caribbean. Because it is a Thursday, many people take Friday off for a four-day weekend, the 'bridge'.
Where Ascension Day is a public holiday
next 12 months| Country | Next date | When |
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| 🇦🇽 Åland Islands | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇧🇶 Caribbean Netherlands | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇨🇼 Curaçao | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇬🇫 French Guiana | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇹🇫 French Southern Territories | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇬🇱 Greenland | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇲🇶 Martinique | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇾🇹 Mayotte | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇷🇪 Réunion | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇧🇱 Saint Barthélemy | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇲🇫 Saint Martin (French) | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇵🇲 Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
| 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna | Thu, May 6, 2027 | in 178 days |
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