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The tables below list the calendar days and dates of various American calendar holidays and observances. The legal status of holidays varies from state to state and the U.S. national Federal government. Some holidays are "fixed" - for example, Christmas is always December 25. Other holidays are fixed only to a particular day of the week in relation to a particular week of a fixed month - for example, Mothers Day is always the second Sunday in May. The most complicated of calendar holidays is Easter Sunday - a "movable feast" that can occur in March or April and is determined by a complex mathematical procedure. The calendars below have a total of 13 fixed calendar date holidays + 8 holidays that are fixed to a certain day of the week - Sunday (2), Monday (5), and Thursday (1) - and the complex Easter Sunday holiday along with Good Friday. Holidays are listed for calendar years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Also, a Holiday Calendar near the bottom of the page can be used to find the dates of these holiday observances for any year. This information is useful for business travel and vacation planning, and rentals and reservations for hotels / motels, autos, airlines, and cruises. A US holiday list calendar follows.
Calendar Holidays and Observances
| Holiday | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLK Jr Day -- 3rd Monday in January | Jan 19 | Jan 18 | Jan 17 | Jan 16 | Jan 21 | Jan 20 | Jan 19 | Jan 18 |
| Presidents Day* -- 3rd Monday in February | Feb 16 | Feb 15 | Feb 21 | Feb 20 | Feb 18 | Feb 17 | Feb 16 | Feb 15 |
| Mothers Day -- 2nd Sunday in May | May 10 | May 9 | May 8 | May 13 | May 12 | May 11 | May 10 | May 8 |
| Memorial Day -- Last Monday in May | May 25 | May 31 | May 30 | May 28 | May 27 | May 26 | May 25 | May 30 |
| Fathers Day -- 3rd Sunday in June | Jun 21 | Jun 20 | Jun 19 | Jun 17 | Jun 16 | Jun 15 | Jun 21 | Jun 19 |
| Labor Day -- 1st Monday in September | Sep 7 | Sep 6 | Sep 5 | Sep 3 | Sep 2 | Sep 1 | Sep 7 | Sep 5 |
| Columbus Day -- 2nd Monday in October | Oct 12 | Oct 11 | Oct 10 | Oct 8 | Oct 14 | Oct 13 | Oct 12 | Oct 10 |
| Thanksgiving -- 4th Thursday in November | Nov 26 | Nov 25 | Nov 24 | Nov 22 | Nov 28 | Nov 27 | Nov 26 | Nov 24 |
| Good Friday -- 2 days before Easter | Apr 10 | Apr 2 | Apr 22 | Apr 6 | Mar 29 | Apr 18 | Apr 3 | Mar 25 |
| Easter Sunday -- March or April | Apr 12 | Apr 4 | Apr 24 | Apr 8 | Mar 31 | Apr 20 | Apr 5 | Mar 27 |
*Presidents' Day is also known as Washington's Birthday. | |
When is Thanksgiving ??
Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November. Since sometimes there are five Thursdays in November, Thanksgiving may not be on the last Thursday of the month. The earliest date for Thanksgiving is November 22. The latest date for Thanksgiving is November 28.
When is Easter Sunday ??
Easter date is a complex calculation involving the full moon and the spring (vernal) equinox. A correct statement is: 'Easter is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after March 21'. For details and additional information, please see: List of Easter Dates and US Naval Observatory - Date of Easter. The earliest date for Easter is March 22. The latest date for Easter is April 25.
The calendar below highlights in red all of the calendar holidays and observances listed above and is valid for all Gregorian Calendar years from 1582 onward. It includes Easter and Good Friday. The Easter date calculation utilizes a custom Javascript implementation of Oudin's mathematical algorithm. The month and year may be incremented or decremented by using the "arrows" << and >> . The asterisk (*) resets the calendar to the current month and year.
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