2012
| New Year's Day |
1 January |
1 Jan |
| Epiphany |
6 January |
6 Jan |
| Orthodox Christmas Day |
7 January |
7 Jan |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
9 Jan |
| Chinese New Year |
Between 21 January and 21 February |
23 Jan |
| Burns Night |
25 January |
25 Jan |
| Prophet's Birthday |
Variable |
4 Feb |
| Super Bowl Sunday |
First Sunday in February |
5 Feb |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
7 Feb |
| St Valentine's Day |
14 February |
14 Feb |
| Shrove Tuesday |
47 days before Easter Sunday |
21 Feb |
| Ash Wednesday |
46 days before Easter Sunday |
22 Feb |
| St David's Day (Wales) |
1 March |
1 Mar |
| World Book Day |
First Thursday in March |
1 Mar |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
8 Mar |
| Daylight Saving Time begins (USA, Mexico and Canada) |
Second Sunday in March |
11 Mar |
| Mother's Day (UK, IRL) |
Fourth Sunday of Lent |
18 Mar |
| St Patrick's Day |
17 March (following Monday in lieu if on Saturday or Sunday) |
19 Mar |
| Daylight Saving Time begins (European Union) |
Last Sunday in March |
25 Mar |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday before Easter Sunday |
1 Apr |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday before Easter Sunday |
5 Apr |
| Good Friday |
Friday before Easter Sunday |
6 Apr |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
6 Apr |
| Jewish Passover (Pesach) |
15 Nisan (first of seven days) |
7 Apr |
| Easter Sunday |
See Elusive Easter |
8 Apr |
| Easter Monday |
Monday after Easter Sunday |
9 Apr |
| Orthodox Easter Sunday |
See Elusive Easter |
15 Apr |
| Orthodox Easter Monday |
See Elusive Easter |
16 Apr |
| St George's Day |
23 April |
23 Apr |
| Anzac Day |
25 April |
25 Apr |
| Labour Day |
1 May |
1 May |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
6 May |
Vesak
Buddha Day |
Near the first full Moon in May (June in leap year) |
6 May |
| Victory in Europe Day |
8 May |
8 May |
| Mother's Day (USA, CDN, AUS, NZ) |
Second Sunday in May |
13 May |
| Ascension |
39 days after Easter Sunday - always on a Thursday |
17 May |
| Vernal Equinox |
About 21 March in northern hemisphere (about 23 September in southern hemisphere) |
20 May |
| Orthodox Ascension Day |
39 days after Orthodox Easter Sunday - always on a Thursday |
24 May |
| Whit Sunday (Pentecost) |
7 weeks after Easter Sunday |
27 May |
| Whit Monday |
7 weeks after Easter Monday |
28 May |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
4 Jun |
| Spring Bank Holiday (UK) |
Last Monday in May except 2012 (4 June) |
4 Jun |
| Orthodox Whit Monday (Kataklysmos) |
See Elusive Easter |
4 Jun |
| Transit of Venus |
5-6 June (22:09 - 04:49 UT) |
5 Jun |
| Queen's Diamond Jubilee (UK) |
First Tuesday in June |
5 Jun |
| Corpus Christi |
The second Thursday following Whit Monday |
12 Jun |
| Fathers' Day (UK, USA, CDN, F, MEX, NL) |
Third Sunday in June |
17 Jun |
| Summer Solstice |
About 21 June in northern hemisphere, 21 December in southern hemisphere. 17:12 UT 2011 |
20 Jun |
| Buddhist Lent |
July (determined by the Buddhist lunar calendar) |
3 Jul |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
3 Jul |
| Independence Day |
4 July (previous Friday if on Saturday; following Monday if on Sunday) |
4 Jul |
| Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) |
12 July (following Monday in lieu if on Saturday or Sunday) |
12 Jul |
| Bastille Day |
14 July |
14 Jul |
| Ramadan |
1 Ramadan (lunar calendar, arrives 11 days earlier each year). |
20 Jul |
| Olympic Games - London 2012 |
27 July-12 Aug 2012 |
27 Jul |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
2 Aug |
| Hiroshima Day |
6 August |
6 Aug |
| August Bank Holiday (Scotland) |
First Monday in August |
6 Aug |
| Nagazaki Day |
9 August |
9 Aug |
| Assumption |
15 August |
15 Aug |
| Summer Bank Holiday (England and Wales) |
Last Monday in August |
27 Aug |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
31 Aug |
| Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) |
1 Tishri |
17 Sep |
| Autumnal Equinox |
About 23 September in northern hemisphere (about 21 March in southern hemisphere) |
22 Sep |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
30 Sep |
| Columbus Day |
12 October |
12 Oct |
| Daylight Saving Time ends (European Union) |
Last Sunday in October |
28 Oct |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
29 Oct |
| Hallowe'en |
31 October |
31 Oct |
| All Saints Day |
1 November |
1 Nov |
| All Souls' Day |
2 November |
2 Nov |
| Daylight Saving Time ends (USA, Mexico and Canada) |
First Sunday in November |
4 Nov |
| Armistice Day |
11 November |
11 Nov |
| Diwali (Deepavali) - Festival of Light |
Final day of the Vikram calendar |
13 Nov |
| Muharram |
Islamic New Year |
15 Nov |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
28 Nov |
| Saint Nicholas Day |
6 December |
6 Dec |
| Immaculate Conception |
8 December |
8 Dec |
| Hanukkah (Holiday of Lights) |
25 Kislev (first of eight days) |
9 Dec |
| Winter Solstice |
About 21 December in northern hemisphere (about 21 June in southern hemisphere) |
21 Dec |
| Christmas Eve |
24 December |
24 Dec |
| Christmas Day |
25 December |
25 Dec |
| Boxing Day |
26 December |
26 Dec |
| St Stephen's Day |
26 December |
26 Dec |
| Full Moon |
See The Moon and its Phases |
28 Dec |
| New Year's Eve |
31 December |
31 Dec |
