February 8, 2005
February 28, 2006
February 20, 2007
February 5, 2008
February 24, 2009
February 16, 2010
March 8, 2011
February 21, 2012
February 12, 2013
March 4, 2014
February 17, 2015
February 9, 2016
February 28, 2017
February 13, 2018
March 5, 2019
February 25, 2020
To compute the date of Mardi Gras, count 40 days (excluding Sundays) prior
to the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, i.e., 40 days prior to Easter, or
the day before Ash Wednesday.
The day can fall any Tuesday between February 3 and March 9. Carnival celebration starts on January 6, the Twelfth Night (the
feast of Epiphany).