According to Christian belief (drawn from the New Testament), Jesus's journey after the crucifixion unfolds like this:
Between death and resurrection
- Buried in the tomb provided by Joseph of Arimathea, near the site of crucifixion on Calvary/Golgotha (Matthew 27:57–60).
- Descended to the dead — a belief called the Harrowing of Hell, drawn from passages like 1 Peter 3:19 and Ephesians 4:8–10. In this view, Christ proclaimed victory over death to the spirits held there. This is more prominent in Eastern Orthodox and Catholic tradition than in most Protestant theology.
Resurrection (Easter Sunday, the third day)
- Rose bodily from the tomb. The empty tomb and post-resurrection appearances to Mary Magdalene, the disciples, and others are recorded in all four Gospels.
Forty days of appearances
- Appeared repeatedly to disciples and over 500 witnesses at once, according to Paul (1 Corinthians 15:6). These appearances form the basis for the Christian claim that the resurrection was a public, witnessed event, not a private vision.
The Ascension
- Forty days after the resurrection, Jesus was taken up into heaven from the Mount of Olives, near Bethany (Acts 1:9–11). Christian doctrine holds he now sits at the right hand of God the Father, where he will remain until his promised return.
The shorthand is the early Christian creed: crucified, buried, descended, risen, ascended. The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed both walk through that sequence in a few lines.
If you're asking what a particular denomination or tradition specifically teaches (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, etc.), let me know — the emphasis on the descent to the dead varies quite a bit between them.