May 2008
No. Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
18 27 28 29 30 1 2 3
19 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
21 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
22 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • In 2008 year Ascension of Jesus fell on
    first Thursday of May

Ascension of Jesus dates in the following years:

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
May 2025
29
May 2026
14
May 2027
6
May 2028
25
May 2029
10
The dates the holiday is observed are marked with a dotted line (applies to federal holidays). Date calculations are based on your computer's time.

Ascension of Jesus 2008

Thursday, May 1 Ascension

Ascension Day (also known as Ascension Thursday or Feast of the Ascension) refers to Jesus bodily ascending to heaven. According to the New Testament, the Ascension of Jesus occurring 40 days after the Easter on a Thursday (and ten days before Pentecost) but some religious celebrate it on Sunday in the sixth week following Easter Sunday. The Feast of the Ascension is one of the great solemnities in the Christian liturgical calendar.

The Acts of the Apostles says that after the resurrection Jesus stayed with his apostles for 40 days. Afterwards, they came to the Mount of Olives from where Jesus ascended to heaven to be with God. Following days prepare faithful for Pentecost.