When Is First Sunday of Advent 2026?

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First Sunday of Advent falls on Sunday, November 29, 2026 — 91 days from now.

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First Sunday of Advent 2026 falls on Sunday, November 29, 2026. Live countdown, dates through 2030, and how the date is determined.

Advent is a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of waiting and preparation for both the celebration of Jesus's birth at Christmas and Jesus's return at the Second Coming. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, often referred to as Advent Sunday. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity. The name comes from Latin adventus ('coming; arrival'), translating the Greek parousia from the New Testament, originally referring to the Second Coming. Advent begins on the Sunday nearest November 30 — the fourth Sunday before Christmas.

First Sunday of Advent falls on Sunday, November 29, 2026. The countdown above updates live, so you always see exactly how many days, hours, and minutes are left.

First Sunday of Advent dates by year

Year	Date
2026	Sunday, November 29, 2026	in 91 days
2027	Sunday, November 28, 2027	in 455 days
2028	Sunday, December 3, 2028	in 826 days
2029	Sunday, December 2, 2029	in 1190 days
2030	Sunday, December 1, 2030	in 1554 days

Why does the date move?

The Christian year mixes two kinds of dates. Fixed feasts like Christmas and Epiphany fall on the same calendar day every year. Movable feasts — Easter and everything anchored to it, from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost — are set by a lunar rule: Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21. Orthodox churches apply the same rule on the older Julian calendar, which is why Orthodox Easter and Christmas usually differ from the Western dates.