What Day of the Week Is April 21?
April 21, 2027 falls on a Wednesday. This year, April 21, 2026 was a Tuesday.
It is day 111 of 2027, and 254 days of the year come after it. The date sits in ISO week 16 and in the second quarter, April to June. North of the equator it is day 33 of spring, and summer starts on June 21. In Australia and the rest of the south, it is fall. The Moon is a waning gibbous that day, and the next full moon is on Thursday, May 20, 2027. It is not a US federal holiday.
April 21 from 2025 to 2028
The same date in four years, side by side. Moon phases use US Eastern dates.
| Fact | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Friday |
| Day of the year | 111 of 365 | 111 of 365 | 111 of 365 | 112 of 366 |
| Days left in the year | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 |
| ISO week | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Quarter | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 |
| Season (north) | Day 33 of spring | Day 33 of spring | Day 33 of spring | Day 34 of spring |
| Moon (US Eastern) | Waning crescent | Waxing crescent | Waning gibbous | Waning crescent |
| US federal holiday | No | No | No | No |
| Other holidays | Easter Monday, Patriots' Day, Boston Marathon | – | – | – |
Holidays on April 21
None of the 245 holidays and observances on this site is fixed to April 21.
Holidays that move with the calendar land on April 21 in some years from 2026 to 2035.
| Holiday or observance | Years on April 21 |
|---|---|
| Easter | 2030 |
| Patriots' Day | 2031 |
| Boston Marathon | 2031 |
| Orthodox Palm Sunday | 2030 |
| Yom HaShoah | 2031 |
| Ashura | 2032 |
Born on April 21
In most horoscope tables, April 21 falls under Taurus, the sign that runs from April 20 to May 20.
The birthstone for April is the diamond on the American Gem Society list.
April 21 every year from 1950 to 2049
Find the decade on the left, then the last digit of the year across the top. A baby born on April 21, 1990 arrived on a Saturday, and one born on April 21, 2000 on a Friday. Weekends are shaded.
| Years | …0 | …1 | …2 | …3 | …4 | …5 | …6 | …7 | …8 | …9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | Fri | Sat | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue |
| 1960s | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sun | Mon |
| 1970s | Tue | Wed | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1980s | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Thu | Fri |
| 1990s | Sat | Sun | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed |
| 2000s | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Mon | Tue |
| 2010s | Wed | Thu | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 2020s | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Fri | Sat |
| 2030s | Sun | Mon | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu |
| 2040s | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Tue | Wed |
When April 21 is on the same weekday again
After 2027, April 21 is next a Wednesday in 2032. The next weekend April 21 is in 2029, on a Saturday.
| Day of the week | Next year after 2027 |
|---|---|
| Monday | 2031 |
| Tuesday | 2037 |
| Wednesday | 2032 |
| Thursday | 2033 |
| Friday | 2028 |
| Saturday | 2029 |
| Sunday | 2030 |
April 21 by year
| Year | Day of the week | Weekend or weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Friday | Weekday |
| 2024 | Sunday | Weekend |
| 2025 | Monday | Weekday |
| 2026 | Tuesday | Weekday |
| 2027 | Wednesday | Weekday |
| 2028 | Friday | Weekday |
| 2029 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 2030 | Sunday | Weekend |
| 2031 | Monday | Weekday |
| 2032 | Wednesday | Weekday |
| 2033 | Thursday | Weekday |
| 2034 | Friday | Weekday |
Why the weekday changes
A common year is 365 days, one day more than 52 weeks. So April 21 moves on one weekday each year: Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027. The jump is two days when February 29 comes in between, so April 21, 2028 is a Friday, two on from 2027's Wednesday. Between 1901 and 2099, the whole pattern repeats every 28 years.
More about April 21 on this site
April 21 questions
What day of the week is April 21, 2027?
April 21, 2027 is a Wednesday. It is day 111 of the year and falls in ISO week 16.
Is April 21 a holiday?
None of the holidays on this site is fixed to April 21. April 21, 2027 is not a US federal holiday. Some years it is Easter instead, as in 2030.
Cite this page
APA: ClockTotals. (2026, November 5). What Day of the Week Is April 21? https://clocktotals.com/what-day-is/april-21/
MLA: “What Day of the Week Is April 21?” ClockTotals, 5 Nov. 2026, clocktotals.com/what-day-is/april-21/.
Link (HTML): <a href="https://clocktotals.com/what-day-is/april-21/">What Day of the Week Is April 21?</a>