May 2023
No. Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
18 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
19 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
22 28 29 30 31 1 2 3
  • In 2023 year Pentecost fell on
    fourth Sunday of May

Pentecost dates in the following years:

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
June 2025
8
May 2026
24
May 2027
16
June 2028
4
May 2029
20
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.

Pentecost 2023

Sunday, May 28 Medieval illustration of the Pentecost (12th century)

Pentecost ("the fiftieth day") is a Christian holiday commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the fiftieth day after the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Apostles began to speak in many languages and have received other spiritual gifts. The event was foretold by Jesus before his Ascension.

In Christian tradition Pentecost is a moveable feast observed exactly seven weeks after Easter Day, i.e. 50 days after Easter (inclusive, 49 + Easter). It always falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter Day. In Eastern churches the date of Pentecost is calculated in the same manner but it usually differs due to the use of the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian. Pentecost is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church.