This Sabbath was not a weekly Sabbath, it was a high day Sabbath, which we will see in Leviticus 23.
John 19:31 “Since it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.”
The chief priests and Pharisees came to pilate after the preperation day or holy covacation. Matthew 27:62-66 “The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.”65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.”66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.”
This Sabbath was for the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Leviticus 23:4-8 “‘These are the feasts of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times.5 On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord’s Passover.6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.7 On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.8 But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.’”
Matthew 26:17-19, 26-29 “Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?”18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’”19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover…..
26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you,28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.”
Jesus and the disciples eat the meal on the day that the Passover Lamb was to be killed. Mark 14:12 “Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare, that You may eat the Passover?”
Luke agrees in 22:7 “Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed.” Which would be Nisan 14th, II Chronicles 35:1 “Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem. And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.” This makes that Sabbath or High Day the Passover not the weekly Sabbath and the day of preperation closed out aftef Christ had died. Mark 15:42 “Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,” Christ died on the day that the Passover is to be killed.
Jesus was suffering before the Passover Lamb was eaten. John 18:28 “Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.”
Christ suffered and died or was being prepeared on the day of preperation for the Passover. The meal is prepared the day before the Passover meal is to be eaten. Notice that the Sabbath that had passed when the women came to the Tomb was not the High Day Sabbath. Matthew 28:1 “Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.”
None of the Gospel mention it as the High Day Sabbath, it was the Passover that was the High Day Sabbath that was being prepared for, not the weekly Sabbath, Jesus was crucified on a Thursday. The next day was the Passover High Day, then the weekly Sabbath and the women came to the Tomb on Sunday morning. Jesus taught that He would suffer for 72 hours then raise from the died. If we look at the time Peter denied Christ which was the third watch which ended at 6:00 A.M. and the women came to the Tomb at 6:00 A.M. making it 72 hours and Christ started His suffering to resurrection.
Luke 22:60-65 “But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly.
63 Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and beat Him.64 And having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?”65 And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him.”
Final answer He was cruxified on Thrusday Nisan 14th on the day of preperation.