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| | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Ascension Day Thursday May 5 -8 years, -7 months, -17 days or -3153 days | 6 | 7 | 8 Mothers Day Sunday May 8 -8 years, -7 months, -14 days or -3150 days | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Pentecost Sunday May 15 -8 years, -7 months, -7 days or -3143 days | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 Memorial Day Monday May 30 -8 years, -6 months, -23 days or -3128 days | 31 | | | | |
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Ascension Day for the year 2016 is celebrated/ observed on Thursday, May 5th.
Ascension Day often called Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ, Ascension Thursday and Holy Thursday is held on a Thursday 39 days (40th day of Easter) after Easter Sunday. The day commemorates Jesus Christ's ascension into heaven. Some churches have changed this date depending on the Christian denomination to the following Sunday after Thursday.
Days to Ascension Day 2016
Thursday, May 5th is day number 126 of the 2016 calendar year with -8 years, -7 months, -17 days until Ascension Day 2016.