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When is Ascension Day in 2026 in Germany?

Ascension Day 2026 is on Thursday, 2026-05-14

Ascension Day in Germany falls on Thursday, May 14, 2026. That is week 20 of 2026 (ISO week numbering), day 134 of the year. Locally it is also written as: Christi Himmelfahrt.

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Ascension Day by year in Germany

YearWeekdayDateISO week
2026Thursday2026-05-1420this page
2027Thursday2027-05-06182027 page

Public holidays near this date in Germany 2026

DateDayHolidayDeducted from working days
2026-05-14ThursdayChristi HimmelfahrtYes

Working days around this holiday

The May 2026 business-days page shows the exact count of working days in the month this holiday falls in, with the holiday deducted and every remaining day listed. The full Germany 2026 holiday list marks whether this date is nationwide (Yes) or regional only.

How the date is verified: the date and weekday above are computed from the calendar, not typed in, and ISO week numbers follow ISO 8601 (weeks start Monday). You can reproduce both by checking that 2026-05-14 is a Thursday on any perpetual calendar.

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