Notable Dates 2012
BANK HOLIDAY (Monday)
Jan 2nd
Epiphany
Jan 6th
Septuagesima Sunday
Feb 5th
St. Valentine’s Day
Feb 14th
Quinquagesima Sunday
Feb 19th
Ash Wednesday
Feb 22nd
Quadragesima Sunday
Feb 26th
St. David (Wales)
Mar 1st
St. Patrick (Ireland)
Mar 17th
Mothering Sunday
Mar 18th
Bank Holiday (N. Ireland/Eire)
Mar 19th
Annunciation (Lady Day)
Mar 25th
British Summertime commences*
Mar 25th
Palm Sunday
Apr 1st
GOOD FRIDAY
Apr 6th
Passover (Jewish) 1st day of
Apr 7th
Easter Day
Apr 8th
BANK HOLIDAY (Easter Monday)
Apr 9th
Low Sunday
Apr 15th
St. George (England)
Apr 23rd
BANK HOLIDAY
May 7th
Liberation Day (Jersey/Guernsey)
May 9th
Rogation Sunday
May 13th
Ascension Day
May 17th
Whit Sunday
May 27th
Feast of Weeks (Jewish)
May 27th
Trinity Sunday
June 3rd
Bank Holiday (Eire)
June 4th
BANK HOLIDAY
June 4th
BANK HOLIDAY (Diamond Jubilee)
June 5th
Corpus Christi
June 7th
H.M. The Queen’s Official Birthday*
June 9th
H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh’s Birthday
June 10th
Fathers’ Day
June 17th
Longest Day
June 20th
Midsummer Day
June 24th
Holiday (N. Ireland)
July 12th
First Day of Ramadân
July 20th
Bank Holiday (Eire)
Aug 6th
BANK HOLIDAY
Aug 27th
Jewish New Year (5773)
Sept 17th
Day of Atonement (Jewish)
Sept 26th
Michaelmas Day
Sept 29th
Tabernacles (Jewish) 1st day of
Oct 1st
Trafalgar Day
Oct 21st
British Summertime ends*
Oct 28th
Bank Holiday (Eire)
Oct 29th
Remembrance Sunday
Nov 11th
H.R.H. Prince of Wales Birthday
Nov 14th
Islamic New Year (1434)
Nov 15th
St. Andrew (Scotland)
Nov 30th
1st Sunday in Advent
Dec 2nd
Shortest Day
Dec 21st
CHRISTMAS DAY
Dec. 25th
BOXING DAY
Dec. 26th
* Dates correct at time of going to press.
Reproduced, with permission, from data supplied by H.M. Nautical Almanac Office,
Copyright Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils.