Dates by country

When is Mother’s Day where she lives?

There is no single Mother’s Day. The UK keeps it in March, most of the Americas in May, Russia in November. Here is each date for the coming year, and how it is set.

Dates from 14 November 2026 to 31 December 2027.

  1. Russia

    How it is set: The last Sunday of November.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

  2. Iran (Mother’s Day and Women’s Day)

    How it is set: 20 Jumada al-Thani in the lunar Hijri calendar, the birthday of Fatima.

    This date follows the lunar Hijri calendar. We list it only once the official calendar has printed it.

    As printed in the official calendar · Source

  3. Indonesia (Hari Ibu)

    How it is set: Always 22 December, set by a decree of 1959.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

  4. United Kingdom and Ireland (Mothering Sunday)

    How it is set: The fourth Sunday of Lent: three weeks before Easter Sunday.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

  5. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and much of the Arab world

    How it is set: Always 21 March.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

  6. Spain and Portugal

    How it is set: The first Sunday of May.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

  7. United States, Canada, Australia, India, Germany, Brazil, Colombia, Turkey, Pakistan and many others

    How it is set: The second Sunday of May.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

  8. Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador

    How it is set: Always 10 May, whatever the weekday.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

  9. France (Fête des Mères)

    How it is set: The last Sunday of May, moved to the first Sunday of June when that day is Pentecost.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

  10. Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

    How it is set: The last Sunday of May.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

  11. Argentina

    How it is set: The third Sunday of October.

    Worked out from the rule · Source

Each date is worked out from its rule by our build, and checked against the dated research it came from. Customs differ inside countries too; if a date here is wrong for your country, tell us and we correct it.

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