Days until Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras 2027 is on Tuesday, February 9, 2027. The count starts from today’s date; pick another date to count from it instead.
- Days until Mardi Gras
- 133
From September 29, 2026, there are 133 days until Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 9, 2027.
- Date
- Tuesday, February 9, 2027
- Day of the week
- Tuesday
- In weeks
- 19 weeks
Answer for the example date Tuesday, September 29, 2026. It changes to today's date when the page loads.
Days until Mardi Gras: 133. From September 29, 2026, there are 133 days until Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 9, 2027.
Where is Mardi Gras on the calendar?
How to calculate
Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next Mardi Gras, with its date and day of the week.
Example with the default inputs (Count from September 29, 2026) on the example date Tuesday, September 29, 2026: From September 29, 2026, there are 133 days until Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 9, 2027.
Method: Find the first date of Mardi Gras on or after the start date, then count the days from the start date to it.
- Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday) is 47 days before Western Easter Sunday.
- Start dates from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2400 work, because the date field accepts that range.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before, the count is 1; on the day itself, it is 0.
- Dates are calendar days with no time of day, so a time zone or a daylight-saving change never adds or loses a day.
Worked examples
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- Count from 2026-01-01 gives Date 2026-02-17, Days until Mardi Gras 47.Source: Western (Gregorian) Easter: the Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon, as in python-dateutil easter()
- Count from 2026-02-18 gives Date 2027-02-09, Days until Mardi Gras 356.Source: Western (Gregorian) Easter: the Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon, as in python-dateutil easter()
Other questions people ask
When is Mardi Gras 2027?
Mardi Gras 2027 is on Tuesday, February 9, 2027.
When is Mardi Gras 2028?
Mardi Gras 2028 is on Tuesday, February 29, 2028.
How is the date of Mardi Gras set?
Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday) is 47 days before Western Easter Sunday. Source: Western (Gregorian) Easter: the Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon, as in python-dateutil easter().
How are the days until Mardi Gras counted?
From the start date (today, unless you change it) to the date, without counting the start date. The day before, the count is 1; on the day itself, it is 0; the day after, the count moves on to the next Mardi Gras.