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The deadline for eating chametz is the morning before Passover. After this time, it is no longer permissible to eat chametz until the close of the festival.
Sell and Burn Chametz before
April 15th at 11:46 AM
By this time, the chametz should be burned, and there should be no chametz remaining in your possession.
The eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan. Passover (Pesach) commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Pesach is observed by avoiding leaven, and highlighted by the Seder meals that include four cups of wine, eating matzah and bitter herbs, and retelling the story of the Exodus